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M109A3 with no Turbo?

peashooter

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Hello all, new guy here. I went to check out a M109A3 that some guy was selling locally. He says he bought it 3 years ago from a outfit in Wisconsin that buys these direct from GL and then resells them. In any event I was confused because the dataplate on the dash says M109A3 but the engine is the Ld 465 non-turbo engine. I was under the impression all A3's were to have the LDT 465 engine. This is a Jeep M109A3 which I know for sure, but the date I was told is a 73 although I dont know how to verify that is there a date code that should be on the data plate somewhere to verify the year it was made or overhauled? I appreciate any help from someone willing to answer the "newbie" questions.
 

Katahdin

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Welcome to SS.

Yes, its possible to have an M109A3 without a turbo. My Kaiser Jeep presumably did not have one when it rolled out of the factory new in 1966, but got one during a rebuild in 1985. The turbos were added later to clean the air/exhaust. Look for small rebuild or overhaul tags riveted to the various drive train components. Some might be painted over, but most should plainly be visible.
 

peashooter

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Thanks for the info! Also I forgot to add the data plate picture. Can anyone decipher the mfg year from this plate? (Its pretty faded) The owner said it was a '73, but he also said it was a m109a2...
 

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Flyingvan911

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It is a little wierd but the M109A3 has the M35A2 chassis. Someone in the shop probably had a non turbo engine and put it in because they didn't have a turbo engine.
 

Katahdin

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Incidentally, while we're on the subject, I thought I'd mention the early LD-465 engines without turbo had rear exhaust. The frame on mine has at least one of the brackets and it looked like something had been bolted there.

(3) On earlier model M44A2 series trucks with LD465-1 and LD465-lC engines,
the exhaust system (fig. 2-9) is made up of front and rear exhaust pipes, muffler, and tail-
pipe. The exhaust pipes are connected directly to the manifold.
 

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