Thanks for the info David.
I guess I was a little misleading. I only have the trans setup that came with the 3a motor. I do have a M38 motor but it doesn't have a bellhousing or starter. My 2a doesn't have a drivetrain at all right not. That is what I got the 3a setup for. My 2a has the foot starter "switch" for later model starters with a solenoid but doesn't have the manual foot starter linkage.
Keith
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Hoelzeman" <mathman@...>
To: <WillysTech@...>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 12:43 AM
Subject: Re: [WT] L head starter
That would be the correct starter for the 49 CJ3A. Also the same setup
was used in the pickups/wagons/jeepsters for that year. What you referred
to as a solenoid on that starter isn't, it's just a switch. For the 3A
setup the flywheel ring gear should have 124-teeth. If the 2A flywheel
has a different tooth count then it won't be as easy as just moving the
starter. Take a close look at the bell housings between the two setups -
not sure if there were differences between the 2A and 3A. What can
definitely work, although it will require work, would be to take the
transmission off of both engine assemblies, swap the flywheels and rear
engine plates, and then put the 2A transmission assembly on the 3A
engine. Of if you want to use the 3A transmission swap the bellhousings
as well.
But if the flywheel ring gear on both the 2A and 3A have the same number
of teeth and the diameter of the ring gear is the same there's a decent
chance all you'll need to do is swap in the 2A starter on the 3A engine
setup, or at the the worst swap bellhousings to allow the use of the 2A
starter.
David
'50 4WD Pickup
On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:27:26 -0500, Keith Haw <khaw85222@...>
wrote:
I should have known to give the numbers. It is an Auto-Lite
MZ 4137 5G.
It came out of a 49 CJ3, or so I was told. I want to put it in my 48
CJ2a.
That is about all I know about it.
Keith
Support WillysTech -- Check out the WT Bookstore
_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ WillysTech _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
WillysTech Parts Board - Sell/Buy Vehicles and Parts
WillysTech Registry - Add your vehicle
WillysTech KnowledgeBase - Search the Archives
_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
Yahoo! Groups Links
