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Well I come bearing good news & some pretty disappointing news. good news: I was able to get the motor running (for a few min) and my spark is solid. BAD news: I was ONLY able to get the motor running after adding some oil into the cylinders to raise compression. Once compression was...

Awesome tips sir. I also come from the diesel world (7.3s & 465LDTs) so this points-thing is new to me. I'll tear into it this afternoon and report back with results.

4/20 update: I am still dealing with spark issues. So far I have replaced my Coil, condenser, points (properly adjusted to .020), rotor, and capacitor. My spark still starts out strong and fades to a weak spark (I can still see spark but it's not the bright/strong blue spark I had...

X3 on wheel cylinder. I need to replace one of mine, too.

this is my new fav build thread on SS. I'm only 3 years behind the curve hahaha. Kudos on a beautiful rig!!

We had a little brush fire today on the west side of the county. The county has seen pretty heavy rainfall over the past few days which caused some issues for the only non 6x6 truck (cummins powered F750). Thankfully the 6x6 rigs performed flawlessly. I will say that the 4x4 rig was...

hahaha thanks. royalty free music is hard to come by so I am somewhat limited when it comes to background music options.

I sure hope so. This forum has been such a wealth of information to me...I would like to think this could be my chance to "give back" to others. There has not been much progress on the Jeep in terms of work. However, parts have been arriving in the mail. The one thing I have done is install...

Welcome & congrats on the new rig! Can you post some pictures? We like pictures of MVs You noticed you joined in 2009 and only have 32 posts. That is pretty impressive. the missing plate displays the winch controls. To answer your serial# question, this is my go-to page for serial #...

alright gentlemen....it turns out the fix was (somewhat) simple once I figured out what the deal was. Apparently there is a in-line resistor which sets under the original coil at the bottom of the dist housing. This resistor is not mentioned in ANY military technical manual I have in my...

Im going through this right now (how I found this thread). The new coil I purchased for my M38A1 is taller than the original and won't allow the dist to properly close.

The saga (headache?) continues. I went to install my new coil and it turns out my replacement coil is too tall and blocks the dist from properly closing/sealing against the housing. Where have you purchased trouble free and well fitting replacement coils for you M38A1? Also the coil I removed...

The coil is not new....and it looks to be older than dirt. I went ahead and ordered a new 24v coil & condenser. I figured I might as well replace both while I have the dist opened up. They should be here either saturday or monday (hopefully saturday) depending on how quickly USPS works their...

I took the Jeep for a drive today and ended up doing a partial "walk of shame". It began mis-firing and then...poof...he's dead Jim. I called a local buddy/farmer who towed it back to the house while I steered. During the tow I tried popping the clutch to see if the jeep would start. The Jeep...

I am also running summit racing ndts. Their customer service was AWESOME!!! (so was the free shipping)

I COME BEARING MAJOR JEEP NEWS!! IT'S ALIVE!!! Today the last few parts I needed arrived via snail-mail (distributor rebuild kit, spark plug wire, & YOM plates). When I made it home from work I installed my 1952 TX license plates (I am going to run YOM plates). I then changed the guts of the...

Porkys: The solid state ignition is something I am researching. From what I have read, the kit fits well in the m38 & m151 dist units but requires a little work to squeeze them in the m38a1 dist housings. It's not a deal breaker but it is something I am looking into...

Last night I decided to break new ground in my automotive experiences. I opened the distributor and did some maintenance. This was my first time to EVER open a dist. I cleaned all contacts, set my points gap (.020), and lubricated everything before re-assembly. The whole process was much easier...

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**zombie thread** Dualmatics are AWESOME!! I am hunting a set for my M38A1 at the moment. If you replace yours with WARN models, the dualmatics go for a pretty penny on certain auction sites.