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Yes, that is the correct spacer. Your mule is an M274A1 that has been converted into an M274A4 by the installation of the AO-42 2-cylinder engine kit. The conversion was done by Kaiser Jeep Corp. under contract No. DA-33-0190-ORD-4051 sometime in 1964/65. If you are interested, I have a brand...
That is definitely a magnesium deck, and the hole for the steering looks correct, the cover looks like it was cut from a piece of deck, which is not unusual, those steering covers are almost impossible to find. The data plate is installed with pop rivets, which is incorrect, and since the plate...
Are you sure your mule is an A5? The A2's were the only mule with a mechanical hour meter, and they are also 4WS. Is your bed magnesium and does it have the steering changeover hatch to the right of the driver's seat?
The magneto should have a vent line that runs to an elbow on top of the air...
The ground wire connected to the original magneto condenser using a rubber Packard connector. The hour meter also connected to the ground wire using a Packard "Y" connector.
It's not an ignition wire, it's a ground wire. To kill the magneto, you have to ground it. The ground wire connects to a condenser that is held in the mag cap by two screws. Unless you are lucky enough to find an origonal condenser, the only ones available now are from the magneto on the...