My Willys 3A and 3B Community
How To Join => Once You've Joined => Topic started by: SteveK on December 13, 2020, 09:03:54 PM
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Hello All,
Joined this Community 3 yrs ago, but finally have something to write about: Progress! Three yrs ago I bot a '50 CJ3A (S#47056) on Craigslist - it had been sitting in a Laramie, Wyo cow-pasture for ~20yrs. Has a later-model F-head (S#648830) and a Western snowplow (6'6", model #23777). Was barely running when i bot it, and very soon died...then got parked (finally in a shed - poor old thing).
Finally had time this fall to wrench a bit, and it is now running ok - still have issues with engine sputtering at higher speeds or under load. Today I messed with a few ideas, now trying to figure out which Carter YF it has, so i can rebuild the thang...hoping that will solve the problem. I need it running well ASAP so it can plow my 1/8mi long driveway - luckily we've had very little snow so far this winter.
I'm not new to Willys, have had several since 1984 when i bot my first car, a '63 Wagon. Later, a '51 pickup, '56 wagon, finally a '51 CJ3A that i never could get running correctly. Being without a Willys for 17years was not an acceptable experience!
Have had fun redoing the seats, rewiring, adding wipers, spare tire mount, R&R'ing various other needs. A bunch of issues to still work on: re-changing all fluids, rebuilding the Harrison heater, finding/adding a Half Cab and a Bed Extender...
Cheers! -Steve
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Steve,
Good to see your project!
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Welcome. Nice looking JEEP.
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A carb for a Ford Falcon will work in your F head and the box can be eliminated if you ever want to do that. Nice find and I guess a snow plow is handy. Be a sand dune plow for me ;)
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I am rebuilding the Carter YF now. Already modified the air filter and hood bump to be as small as possible, here's what it used to look like (was a galvy chain guard from some farm machinery, full length of hood!)
If i can't get the Carter to work, i'll look into carb conversions. Would be nice to be able to put my front window down for sure.
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Hi Steve W,
Do you have any more info on the Ford Falcon carb that would work? Make/model #? I am still struggling with the Carter YF 964, and getting this thang to run right...still major power problems. Some folks are saying 964's are not for F-Heads, but were for Stovebolts. ie 'too much carb'.
'tho right now i am rewiring nearly the whole critter, due to a big short while wiring in wipers, that fused a bunch of wires together. It was a scary 70 yr old web under there!
Anyone have any tips what this was for? a horn relay?