Dan
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From: tcb <tcb@hasher.demon.co.uk>
To: mil-veh@skylee.com <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Date: Thursday, February 19, 1998 8:40 AM
Subject: [MV] Jeep Engine Block
>Hi ... again
>
>My GPW - ex British Army, then Greek Army, now mine... came equiped with a
>mixture of bits, GPW, MB, Hotchkiss and a block with the following serial
>number:
>
>MC 70723
>
>It has a Ford Head.
>
>Is this a post war replacement engine designed to upgrade the wartime one?
>Or was there a Willys MC?
>
>The only major difference I can see is that the Water Drain plug is behind
>the Oil filler tube where you can get to it easily. Also there is not
timing
>chain - instead a type of fibre gearing. I did about 4,000 miles last year
>and needed to add about 1 pint of oil... about the same oil consumption as
I
>get on my 1994 Vauxhall Hatchback!
>
>Does anyone know where I can get a manual for such engine, and are there
any
>special things to watch for.
>
>Many Thanks
>
>Tim Bell
>
>
>
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