1970 m38a1

[r.morrison]

Anthony....if this helps, I will be heading out to Calgary in the next couple of weeks with and empty covered pickup truck from Vancouver If you can find anything out in BC, I'll gladly drop in it off in Calgary for you. At least that's part way there. Same goes for you Rob....as I know how much you just "LOVE" the drive from Calgary to Vancouver! Robert

[rob love]

Originally Posted by r.morrison

Anthony....if this helps, I will be heading out to Calgary in the next couple of weeks with and empty covered pickup truck from Vancouver If you can find anything out in BC, I'll gladly drop in it off in Calgary for you. At least that's part way there. Same goes for you Rob....as I know how much you just "LOVE" the drive from Calgary to Vancouver! Robert

Being a prairie flatlander, I would be afraid of either falling off one of those mountains, or else getting nosebleeds by being that un-naturally high from mother earth. Mountains kill many many people every year.

[Al Dornan]

Very cool. I have a m38a1 cfr. 70 08775. Mine also is an ex recce Jeep however is came from the PEIR. It was surpluses out of Montreal.

[ahleeds]

Today the jeep drove around the yard
Not a show vehicle by any stretch ,but it is back to original .
I followed the original paint scheme that was on this jeep

Still a few things on the list
Spark plug wires
Seats
Top should be here soon
Charging system not charging
Won't shut off with ign switch

[rob love]

For the alternator not charging, make sure you have full battery power on the large 8 gauge wire, and the smaller wire should have power when the ignition switch is turned on. If the alternator is still not charging, you can remove an allen key plug towards the back of the alternator, and with a small electrical screwdriver, turn the rheostat to increase the voltage.



Re the engine not shutting off, the usual cause of that is that the field wire from the alternator is feeding power back to the distributor. That is another sign the alternator may be pooched.

[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.