I have just installed a M38 left side rear tailight, along with a new wiring harness, and not having an old tail light to cook book off of, I am wondering if someone could give me a hand with the tail light wire ID. Naturally, there was no diagram with the new light. The little metal tags on the wires are marked 24, 23, and 22. I imagine there is a power, stop, and ground sequence but I was mentally injured trying to hook up some trailer wiring not long ago and haven't recovered yet. Any help will be appreciated.
Are you also adding turn signals? If yes are you using the early or late system?
So, are you adding turn signals or not? Are you in fact adding a new 3 lamp left assy to the right side?
I have some diagrams to help with these but you should let us know what you are doing. _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
Wow this diagram was really helpful. I had the one from the manual but this one with the colors and descriptions really answered a lot of questions for me.
Thanks for posting it. _________________ Rebuilding a 1952 M38.
Anyone else in the Houston area?
Be carefull. That is a privately penned color line drawing representing a late M38 minus circuit breakers and using only the late one plug light switch.
It is simple to just take the correct for your M38 diagram from the manual and color wires which just makes them a wee bit easier to trace in the diagram but keep in mind the military used all black or all white wiring harness using numbers for circuit ID not colors. _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
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