Info needed: 1967 M38A1 Lubrication?

[rob love]

Hi John
When I look at the CFR on the EDR viewer, it shows as having been disposed of back in 1982, so I would suggest that it has been retained in a semi-official capacity. The one here in Shilo is held as a museum artifact, but is still called out for military parades on base as well as transporting the base commander (and Juno, the army mascot) during other events.

Neat to see that your vehicles CFR has not been overwritten, and that the Jeep had managed to remain CFR'd from 1953 right until 1982.

The EDR viewer shows it as a 1953 Ford M38. Is the jeep a flat fendered M38 or a M38A1CDN? The serial number given in the EDR almost makes it look like it's a M38A1, as does the year of the CFR. That said, there were a lot of errors transcribed into the computer system from back then. Quite frankly, they may not have been as picky as a collector.

[John Genereux]

Hi Rob,

Here are the pics that I took with my phone:
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According to the data plate, it is an M38A1CDN. I was wondering, were these parade jeeps made specifically at the factory or locally made by craftsmen according to a set of mod instructions?

Cheers!

[rob love]

I think I read about that one in an old EME digest. Wasn't it made for the Queens visit?

If you are interested in some of the issue front turn signals for the Jeep, shoot me an email on the DND intranet system.

The Jeeps were not factory. There was one originally made, and 202 later made a couple out of PCC'd accident Jeeps. I suspect some of the Cdn3 Jeeps (70-71 contract years) were specially modified into Ceremonial Jeeps when they were new. The one in Shilo was from Ottawa, and by what I coudl see on it's unit history, had never left Ottawa. The fitments (things like heater hoses and even the hose clamps) all appeared to be originals to the Jeep from the factory.

[Les Kovacs]

Hi Rob....thanks for the trans/transfer case leak info....again, I changed fluids out of both and spend a considerable amount of time wiping the trans/transfer to see where the leak was coming from....I will take 2-3 drives then look underneath.

I also drove home yesterday about 5-6kms in 32 C temp....lots up hill, got home and waited about 2 min....squeezed upper rad hose....not pressured so I opened up the cap and put a thermometer into the hot fluid.....got about 155 F temp...gauge on dash never went beyond 130-140F.

Its also still puking rad fluid but its still about 2-3 inches above the core....or about 1-2 inches from the top.

PS....is it difficult to replace the oil pan gasket?

Cheers,

les

[Les Kovacs]

I am trying to stop all oil leaks & weeps from the engine on 67 CDN2.
I have a slow oil weep from a screw and rubber gasket on the driver side engine block where a fuel line goes into a fitting with a screw & nut that appears to screw into the exhaust valve cover....can I just keep tightening it until it stops weeping oil? What is this fitting for?

Thanks,

les

[rob love]

Sounds like you are talking about the little cover for the PCV system. You can try and tighten it a little more, but I suspect with the age of the gaskets it might be time to change them. Go with Felpro...they often have the foam rubber gaskets which will seal better than the cork, but then again we have successfully used cork for the lat century with great success.

Oil pan gasket is about the simplest oil pan you will ever change. It is one piece of cork...no rubber crank seals involved. Shouldn't take more than 45 minutes on a slow day.

[Les Kovacs]

Thanks Rob....I have ordered a pan gasket as well as the two gaskets (PTO & pan) on the transfer case as they too are weeping. I have also ordered a pinion seal for the rear Dana 44.....any issues that you can think of that may arise taking off the pinion?.....does anything have to be calibrated when putting things back?
Also, is it easy to change the PCV valve gasket? Can I just take off the bolt and the whole housing or will anything fall into the crankcase?

PS....I am assuming that you have spent time in the military....are you retired? Also, with all the knowledge you have with repairs to a M38A1, I am assuming that you have one....and if so, what year/batch?

Thanks......les