From: Blue Presley (blue928@carolina.rr.com)
Date: Mon Oct 07 2002 - 17:17:44 PDT
Here is the latest info some of you have requested for my m37 engine
situation. The distributor and fuel pump are civilian models. However,
the generator, according to the tag, is definitely a 24v, and the regulator
is a 24v regulator. I'm pretty sure that it has not been converted over to
a 12v system. The distributor has a mount on the top of it and appears
that something can screw in and sit on top of it. I assume this is where
the coil goes. This engine has run before with this configuration, but
when I bought it the coil was not with the parts. If I'm right, then what
type of coil do i need to buy to put on the mount?
blue
At 01:17 PM 10/2/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>24 to 12 V requires a coil change... and the use of one battery or two in
>parallel not series... all the rest of the ignition stuff is fine... what
>do you have for a generator and starter... Those will determine what you
>will need to get it running... You can use an external 24 volt coil with
>the civilian distributor... RAM
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Blue Presley" <blue928@carolina.rr.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 10:23
>Subject: Re: [MV] M37 Distributor
>
>
> >
> > I want thank everyone who's taken the time to comment on my engine
> > dilemma. Your advice has led me to learn a great deal about not only my
> > engine, but m37 engines in general. Many have commented that it sounds
> > like my engine has been converted to a 12v system. I'm not a purist, and
> > as long as the engine will run, I'm happy. I suppose having a 12v system
> > makes things a little easier to work on? I can just head to my nearest
>NAPA
> > and pick up a few parts?
> >
> > My question is, how can I tell and be sure if the system is a 12v or 24v
> > system? When I purchased the truck there were two dead batteries under
>the
> > seat, and both were hooked up. Can a 24v system work without the original
> > waterproof distributor? Would I purchase a 24v coil? I've read through
> > many of the manuals and I don't see a procedure for converting the
> > system. If there is someone out there who has converted theirs and knows
> > the steps by heart, could you give some general instructions so I know
>what
> > I'm up against? Alan Bowes provided a link with some excellent articles
> > concerning repair and rebuilding. Does anyone know a link that has an
> > article for successfully diagnosing the system and converting it? Someone
> > mentioned 'welcome to the world of military vehicles' hehe.. thanks ;)
> >
> > blue
> >
> >
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