Recent content by JEB

My issue (or trouble) is mine is still 24 volt and I want the correct OEM units. So the issue is a combination of getting correct grounds and trusting ancient gauges work.

That's just it, I don't know how accurate ANY would be 70 years on... Maybe it is as good as its going to get without All new aftermarket gauges...which I don't want. Why doesn't someone make new gauges that look correct?

I didn't Ser what the repair was, I believe he used an extra wire to a good surface. The gauge works better but still shows about 3/4 of a tank when full. So whay next adjust the float?

Finally resolved. It took three tries, but it was firmly re-grounded.... So, it reads fairly accurately (with fuel up to the base of the huge filler neck, it reads a tick below the "full" hash mark)....which I'm told is about as good as a 70 year old Jeep is going to get.

Sorry, I don't do Facebook... But I do have a TM. I haven't looked at it thinking the ohms mismatch issue between the gauge and sender would not have happened when everything was new and units were made by OEM suppliers. Does anyone have any experience with bending the sending unit float arm?

I'm back with a problem I can't seem to fix on my M38A1. Fuel gauge still reads 1/2 a tank when full. So far... -New sending unit from Midwest Military. -Re-grounded gauge. -Correct fuel gauge per Army manual. Everyone says It's a ohms issue. How to fix? Buy every freaking' gauge on the...

It'd been awhile since I've dome an update...not too surprising since the Jeep has been hibernating with my other toys in the back of the garage for the winter. Dave, the guy who restored it, came over to check on the fuel gauge reading. To make a longish story mercifully short, there was a bad...

My GUESS is white means a past Civil Defense assignment. I'm not sure if U.S. Army vehicles were painted for UN work. Often times, the UN peacekeepers were from countries like Canada or Sweden, not the U.S. (for political..to look more "independent" .) Now if it were a Canadian M38A1, that...

Fuel gauge is inop. Waiting to get it into the shop. In the past I've run out of fuel when the engine died going up a long, fairly steep hill. Filled it with fuel and its okay. The other day I was climbing a hill and I lost power near the crest. At the top, all was well. When I got home I...

What I did today... Washed it. The background... A few days ago the event coordinator for the local military vehicle club asked if I could support the Air National Guard at a career night at a local high school. They wanted an attention getter and thought a AF painted MV would be fun. Well...

The thread title reads M38A1...but you say you have a M38. Big difference. Your photo shows a M38. For M38 TMs go here: http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=62 If the link doesn't work for you, you may have to join the forum. It is free. If you want...

Not much new to report since I was rained out of taking it to the Air National Guard's centennial event a couple of weeks back. It was the first rain in weeks....figures. Today, as usual, took it to Sunday breakfast at the local fast food joint. I have taken all of my old cars there, most are...

Spring is here...and a newer Jeep owner learned something. Got my M38A1 our of the back of the garage for the season (it is three wide and two deep, so the summer only vehicles go in the back during the winter). While I was testing the tire pressure in the other vehicles, I thought I'd do the...

Spent waaay too much time trying to attach Underhood decals. They would not stick. Yes, I cleaned the surface beforehand. Nice looking set I got from my usual source. Specifically, the crescent shaped FRAM oil filter decal and the battery box warning. Two small decals did stick, albeit with...

Wrong topic.