Willys Engine Identification

[Dragracer_Rob]

Hello to all,
I am a member of our county Emergency Management Agency. We have a generator with a Willy's motor on it. I need help finding the appropriate tune up parts for it. I can't find any identification numbers stamped on it. Any idea what vintage it is?

Here some pictures.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Dragracer_Rob/174.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Dragracer_Rob/176.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Dragracer_Rob/178.jpg

Thanks.
Rob

 

[NDT]

Welcome to the site. I believe your generator is WWII vintage, and the spark plugs and shielded wires are aircraft type and not available anymore. The points and condenser is likely the same as a Jeep, ask at your local auto parts house for a 1960's CJ-5 with a F134 engine, the part numbers are the same. The simplest solution for the plugs and wires issue might be to replace the entire distributor with a civilian jeep type and go with unshielded resistor wires for noise suppression. Plugs are Champion CJ-8 or AC 45.

 

[Stretch44875]

Just looks like a standard L-134 engine. What year is hard to say, they made them for a long time.

 

[pvtjorge]

I cannot tell from the distributor end photo (it's too small) but from the spark plug end, if it is screwed to a water proof spark plug, then that connection is available. Probably same thing on the distibutor end, but can't tell from the photo. The water proof cable/wires are available from certain venders for the L134 and F134 engines.

 

[rlwm211]

If it is of the PE-95 series I have a PDF of the Manual for it. Let me know.

RL

 

[Dragracer_Rob]

Thanks for the help. Did some more digging, looks like an M38A1 with the waterproof 24V spark plug wires. It has a rectangular distributor with the coil wire off to the side. I'll try to get some better pictures at the meeting tonight. Mine has a stamped steel outer cover that the spark plug wires screw into. The wires are $185 and the plugs are $18 each. I will likely have to replace the distributor with something I can find parts for. Will the ones listed above fit?

 

[pvtjorge]

I would shop around, you can find them both a lot cheaper. I bought plugs at O'Rielly's and Car Quest for around $8ea. For the wires try the military vehicle parts vendors. They will be on ebay occasionally too.
Check this link out to see if the wires will work on your vehicle.
M38 M38A1 Specials

 

[clinto]

There is a guy on ebay in Ga who sells a lot of mil Jeep stuff at great prices. I think his username is wcf4.

 

[pvtjorge]

I bought a lot of stuff from him, good to deal with.

 

[Dragracer_Rob]

Took some more pictures

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Dragracer_Rob/distributorcomplete.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Dragracer_Rob/innercap.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Dragracer_Rob/insideofcap.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Dragracer_Rob/distributor.jpg

Would like to put on standard spark plug wires and plugs. Do I need to change out the distributor to do that? The wires on it only lasted 50 years . Thanks again for all the help.