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mystery object M151A2

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Not sure what to tell you as my A2 has nothing like that under it. I've posted a link to this thread over on www.g838.org so maybe one of the mutt guys over there will chime in shortly and we'll have an answer.
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Matt
 

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Need better/more pics of it.

I see a worm gear hose clamp on the right end. It looks like it is holding a "boot" on?

Is it a spare starter motor? Some how jerry rigged under there?

Or, is it an aftermarket add on fuel pump?
 
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Weird, I would not think that its a fuel pump being WAY back there. Post this on the G838 after you clean up that area and take better pics.

Im wondering if its part of the "sniffer" kit that the A2's had???
 

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Nothing I have ever seen, definitely not a starter for a 151. Looks like a motor attached to a bell with a rubber boot. Pump or actuator of some sort? Should not be there. Definitely need better pictures, not to be an alarmist but be **** careful until you know what it is! The three wires makes me nervous.

Rick
 
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What is the series U.X.B.?
A hydraulic pump would have fluid lines ans connections and substantially larger wiring.

Rick
 

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That's the right side smoke shifter!

I have no clue...worked on M151s for about 25 years and restored a dozen of them and took apart maybe a dozen more and I've never seen anything like that. Good luck and let us know if you find anything out.
 

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mysterious object

Rick, U.X.B. was a tv series about unexploded ordnance during WWII in England . U.X.B. stood for unexploded bomb and it was made in the 70's and it was very entertaining...well worth watching ..now as to the item under the mutt I believe it is the motor for the convertible top.
 

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Could it be a spray pump a farmer added to spray chemicals with a boom and spray nozzles off the M151?
Any hoses or clamps coming off the thing?
 

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I'm going to say that it is the electric motor to power a tiny screw for the mutt during water travel...........:mrgreen:
Matt
 

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To the OP, It is safe to say we don't have a clue as to what it is other than it should not be there. The most feasible guess I heard was the chemical sprayer for a farmer.
I would still be careful with it till you get a better idea. Can you get some better pic's?

Rick
 

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J.A.T.O. bottle? .......it is pointed in the right direction......if, after some research it is found that this mutt belonged to Craig Breedlove, I think my reasoning may be founded.
 
I will drag the Mutt out over the weekend and get a few better pictures/maybe even remove it and see what it does? It looks like the 2 wires at the rear of the unit power it and a thick wire cable coming out of the bellow end. I wonder if its some kind of actuator to pull something:neutral:
 
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