Re: [MV] M38 engine serial number

Dale Johnson (vidksuns@charlotte.infi.net)
Sat, 03 Jan 1998 15:42:08 -0500

Me, too. I have driven three different M-38's, and two of the three
were two serial numbers apart. I currently own #6525, delevered 4/52.

SBJohnston@aol.com wrote:

> Hi listers:
>
> I was looking at the serial number on my 1951 M38 's engine this
> evening.
> Unlike the example in the TM photograph, which shows a number that is
> much
> like the overall jeep s/n ie "MC 20375", my engine number in the
> pattern
> "4L R 168356".
>
> The 4L seems clear enough (4 cyl L-head engine) but am I right in
> assuming
> that the R stands for "replacement" and my engine was a unit built
> specifically as a replacement engine?
>
> On a related note, there seems to have been considerable research
> effort into
> MB/GPW serial number history -- has anyone done similar work on the
> M38? I
> would be interested in finding out more about the history of my
> jeep...
>
> Steve Johnston
>
> sbjohnston@aol.com
>
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