1970 m38a1

[ahleeds]

This small wire you speak of is riped off by the looks of it
Probably not helping

[rob love]

Yes it is,so that doesn't explain why your vehicle keeps running after the switch is off, but does explain why the alternator won't charge. It looks like you may have had a small fire under that cover. The two small leads over to the inernal regulator are also burned up, and your field wire is missing altogether. It is possible that it was a short at that location, but it's also possible the alternator went to an overcharging condition and burned itself up. I would suggest someo disassembly is required.



There is no cheap source for thsoe alternators that I know of. Expect to pay between $300-600 for anything on line. I used to sell them for $125 back in the day when I bought 30 M151A2s, bot those are long gone.

[ahleeds]

Was wondering if the starter switch is repairable by buffing the contacts . I push the pedal now nothing happens
But I can jump the starter to get it spinning.

[rob love]

Yes, the starter switch can be removed, taken apart and cleaned up.



I have found that switch to be a source of battery drain. The contacts shed dust sized coper particles, that eventually form a trace from the power terminal to ground.

[ahleeds]

New canvas from odcloth.com

[ahleeds]

This was the only crack on frame

[rob love]

Originally Posted by ahleeds

This was the only crack on frame

As we discussed on the weekend, that is a common place for the Cdn2s to crack, but the Cdn3 has a re-enforcement plate on the inside of the frame at that location. She must have been driven hard. The light recce militia tended to push them through some pretty tough going, whereas in other units it was usually the transport for an officer, so would not be abused nearly so much.

[Wayne Hingley]

Originally Posted by ahleeds

New canvas from odcloth.com

Looks good. I've heard they make a very nice fitting top. Did you get side curtains and doors too?

[ahleeds]

I just ordered the top and seat covers.
Figured if it's raining or cold I'll drive something else
The top was better than I expected for sure.
Anthony