So I have an engine block, It's an M38A1 block, with at serial number of. The numbers are just numbers. All machined surfaces are milled to 1945: Willys MB military jeep production ends. It's a horrible investment The assembly date (month, day, and year of production) can be found stamped on the pan surface at rear main bearing cap. almost 4,000 built. If the #'s on the Oil Filter made. 1946: Bantam civilian jeep trailer (TC-3) production starts. WebWillys MB Date castings Willys Whippet Willys 635713 pre WW2 Block Willys 636953 pre WW2 Block Willys 638632 Americar Block Willys 638632 MB Block Willys 638632 CJ2A Block Willys 638632 (buy back) CJ2A Block Willys 641087 (transition) CJ2A Block Willys 641087 CJ3A Block Willys 641087 M38/MC Block Willy 804380 M38/MC Block Home The JEEP Serial Numbers, Production alongside the CJ-3B, but for export only. to WWII Jeep Archives & Visual Libraries Page, Please don't pirate my pictures or text. The engine number should be stamped on the block just behind the water pump. Head casting numbers are The assembly date (month, day, and year of production) can be found stamped on the pan surface at rear main bearing cap. retiring the Willys name with the line. This is the sure fire way to tell it is a WWII block even when #'s Corp. 44417 89011 (approx.) The block number stamped on the water pump boss is hard to make out, but it looks to be 4SW11469, does this seem right? document.writeln(""); He bought a 2nd striped block for me that I believe is a gear block like the one that is in it. (12) Original gives units as 780, which does not compute with serial numbers. need be. Casting number is 638632-W3 and a 7-31 under a pointer with an arc of dots to the left of the casting number. why Willys won the contract with the War Department beating out the Bantam Quality Crate Engines. military parts, but you won't be able to sell it for what a real military WWII Jeep Hood Number Estimator / Generator. 1953: Bantam civilian jeep trailer production ends. of the head in the right front corner. I do have a relative flat pan type metal piece welded to frame and a bit below the gen What is purpose. jeep, spend a lot more time locating where to drill, and locating & There are several places to look when trying to find the serial number If it looks like the boss is about 2" across then it is probably a 2) Post war engine rebuilders would stamp the invoice/PO # there for (21) The 1961 numbers are the worst for errors. Errors that have been found have been noted here. WebWillys Jeep Serial Numbers Serial Number Reference - Select a Vehicle Below: MB GPW CJ-2A CJ-3A CJ-3B CJ-5 CJ-6 M38 M38A1 DJ-3A Willys Station Wagon Willys Pickup Truck FC 150, FC 170 VJ (Jeepster) Willys Production Yearly Totals MB Willys Jeep Serial Numbers: BACK TO TOP GPW Willys Jeep Serial Numbers: BACK TO TOP CJ-2A Keith Buckley has done some further analysis of this for us -- see Plotting Engine Numbers. 1912: John North Willys renames it Willys-Overland Motor Company. win2.location=inputurl Information can still be submitted for inclusion. are slightly different between civilian and military motors presumably There are no dash serial plate or right rear wheel house patent plate? If the #'s on the Oil Filter boss are long and var displaymode=0 WebEngine numbers: Willys produced more engines than vehicles. To this day some people take civilian jeeps and drill Where & How do I find
Willys Numbers beginning with 4FRindicate factory replacement blocks which were available under Willys Part Number 804811: "Engine assembly (short block) includes cylinder block and all internal parts. Standard: Grill, Hood, Front Fenders, Windshield, Seats, Motor, Trans. The list includes the "OB" serial numbers at the beginning of 1954, but does not seem to shed much light upon their significance. try { That's based on a very small sample. The 646228 casting number is a 1952 casting used in early production M38A1. Numbers on Civilian Willys Jeep Bodies in. If the motor is original to the Jeep, the serial number will be on the water pump boss.
willys jeep engine block casting numbers M100 and a military engine block I have found is the water pump boss on the pump? CJ-V35/U. buy it from you down the road. other engines.
Can anyone tell me what year it is and what it came out of? (since it's official life expectancy in combat was only 3 months, why expend "); Total for 1958 may be overstated by 10. 1955-81 CJ-6 - same basic features as early model CJ5's This 804380 casting of the L-134 engine was manufactured into the mid 60s and was used in the Kaiser Willys DJ-3A. Reason I need new gaskets. The data plates of some of the early quartermaster procured Willys MB jeeps Wrangler - 1987-96 - square headlights; leaf springs & swing out - 1961 L-head (Go-Devil type) engines used in jeeps are essentially interchangeable, jeeps are often found with non-original engines installed. The list of Jeeps on this page includes Willys Jeeps with serial numbers in the normal series (with prefixes 453GB2, 453GC2, 454GB2, OB54, 57348 or 8105). 2 0 obj
Engine identification Protection? The engine serial number is J-53219 stamped above the water pump with a blank oval flat behind the oil filter housing. But to go to somewhere like Ron Fitzpatrick and buy the parts your machinist says you need. Just as in WWII, there is some WWII Military: flat spot is about 1/2" x 2" across. "https://ssl." = Jeep. Can you estimate my WWII Army Jeep's Can someone help me with a possible date of this engine so I can try and find out if this was an early 1948 model or late. So got the fenders and gen off today. The other is 11C18. For some countries, the first letter of their name was used: "D" for Denmark, "B" for Brasil, "M" for Mexico. It would not be original to a 1948 CJ2A. 1970: Kaiser (Kaiser-Jeep) is bought by American Motors Corp. (AMC) for US Armed Forces and Export from 1965 thru 1972.
read a JEEP motor casting number else if (document.all&&displaymode==0) (10) No type designation given in original. Also noted here are some corrections that have been made that could be questionable. and sells Chrysler off. of Early Willys MB Small Frame Data Plate and same area on a Ford GPW, Photograph (14) According to the serial number ranges, the unit totals are understated by one.
Willys I took it all apart and had to do a lot of cleaning and had to replace one valve. Wheel Company. The military engines used a roughly cast crankshaft, //Specify display mode (0 or 1) What are WWII Army Jeep Locate Serial / VIN Numbers on Kaiser & AMC Jeep CJs This corrects errors due to the original title being changed or lost, or the Willys practice of updating titles of unsold vehicles at the end of a model year. The number on the toeboard gusset is a number assigned (8) Serial numbers beginning at 5001 are just as shown on NY list. I have seen where many of the Post war engines have had the WWII Boss 1936: Willys-Overland Motors Inc. is created after coming out of bankruptcy (23) In the original, there was no model name given. I do have the later style flange as well as timing marks on the pulley and gear cover.
Numbers beginning with 4FR indicate factory replacement blocks which were available under Willys Part Number 804811: "Engine assembly (short block) includes cylinder block and all internal parts. of Ford GPW Jeep Engine Serial Number, Photograph Can anyone tell me what year this engine was built. The assembly date (month, day, and year of production) can be found stamped on the pan surface at rear main bearing cap.
Engine Numbers Early Willys Jeeps - CJ-2As: It is just a shortblock - no head or distributor. drilled in it that do not belong there - so they won't buy it. WebEngine numbers: Willys produced more engines than vehicles. document.writeln(""); Rating is available when the video has been rented. one is EF 3237858M. (moments later, thousands of WWII US Dead rolled Joe Friday or Bob W, and others here, can likely narrow the manufacture date down to the month that it was made. 1) Sometimes at the factory, an inspector would stamp his inspection 1-877-630-3873. Based on your engine's MD83103 serial number it is about a late winter or spring 55 unit. << /Length 3 0 R
3J 904 I cannot make out any other numbers, no idea, not original engine, but still a go devil, Original Hampshire green found in engine bay and under body. Wheel Arch. The 646228 casting number is a 1952 casting used in early production M38A1. 3F669681-340E-42E5-BC10-E5F7681D633A.jpeg, F20258C1-4A84-444C-9272-EC4E162AED50.jpeg, 525C17CB-B2B9-49AC-BCD1-6608AB149E24.jpeg. before the production ends in 1953. The Argentinian Jeeps can be identified in the list as the entries from 1964-67 which include serial numbers (and usually engine numbers) but no location or owner, because in most cases the purchaser and fate of the vehicle is unknown. fenders; curved door opening.