Gr, the Leece-Neville / Prestolite generator that the TM you refer to is for, will be interesting to retro fit. It is a monster! I thought those were 14 volt? I do not recognize it from any of the military vehicles I have seen. gm will probably recognize the style, but I am not sure I have ever seen it used in vehicles I have seen at the shows.
Keep us posted with some pictures, this will be interesting!
Some little known facts, in Canada the m38a1 was manufactured under license by ford of Canada I believe and used longer my their military than it was by ours. The Canadian m38a1 was in the later years of it's service, equipped with a 24v 60amp alternator either a prestolite or a Leece- Neville. In order to mount the alternator in place of the generator a special cast bracket was designed and manufactured. I have been lucky to have found one of these brackets. The two groove pulley is a direct swap . Later on in the US, the same alternators were used in place of generators on the M151a2 mutt jeeps during and after the Vietnam war. So just like it is possible to replacement the points and condenser on the m38a1 with the solid state ignition kit used on the Mutt jeeps it is possible to retrofit an alternator designed for the M151a2 to the M38a1. I thick the reason more m38a1 owners don't do it is the expense . The alternators cost upwards of $600.00 and the conversion brackets are almost impossible to find. The advantage to using the military alternator is two-fold, first your batteries are charged continuously even at idle and it doesn't change the appearance of your jeep.Originally Posted by bmorgil
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