Success! Stopping pretty good is as good as it gets!
Success! Stopping pretty good is as good as it gets!
Pelago,
I have the old radiator out of mine that may be the same or close to yours and it's been all redone if your interested in it.
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I found that if the wheels are still on it makes it difficult to turn, i know the wt of wheels should help, however i 1/2 way dismantled the front end and just drum on and i could really feel the eccentrics move the shoes, too much and it locks up, got it do just barely touching.. then re assembled and did rear end same
think i messed up with the pepper, probably got all the water passages gobbed up with pepper now running hot
Pepper will reject water. It is not attracted to it. A good flush will get it out.
TJones has a 1952 M38 or CJ3B I think.
Last edited by bmorgil; 09-29-2019 at 01:44 PM.
It’s a 52 M38, you’ll have to check to see if it will fit.
Mine has bolts on the bottom tank that holds it in place.
prior to using the pepper, i had good water flow and the temp was running 178-181 around there and as i said coolant flow was superb, now coolant flow is not as it should and that tells me that the radiator not flowing and only reason it wouldnot flow has to be that the coolant channels are not right, pepper gobs in it
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Dough! Pepper will get you home, but not a long term fix.
A true M38 radiator was designed just like the early A1s. Mount rods come up from the motor mounts to the sides of the radiator. This was the only means of mounting the rad, to make the engine and cooling an assembly. The grill was not mounted to the rad or the crossmember. The assembly could be plucked out of the frame without draining coolant, and coul be ground hopped outside of the vehicle to ensure the pack was running properly. Not much has changed over the years. Today's modern military machines still use the "Full Up Power Pack" method to power vehicles. We service and test packs, then Dyno test the whole assembly to ensure the FUPP will withstand the punishment offered by war.
Last edited by gmwillys; 09-29-2019 at 06:47 PM.