1951 CJ-3A Ione, OR **SOLD**

10 Comments

1. Idaho ToddApril 20, 2015 at 1:55 PM

   Decent start to a 3a. Price is way up there...
2. Minnesota ChrisApril 20, 2015 at 2:05 PM

   The seller well have to get more realistic on price.
3. peter56April 30, 2015 at 9:22 PM

   Hi Dave , Todd & Chris . The spot on the cowl where the patch is might have been a high output heater. i'm probably wrong but isn't there a military heater for M38 that mounts there on the cowl?
4. Minnesota ChrisApril 30, 2015 at 11:06 PM

   Hi Peter, You're right on there being a heater available for the m38. It was a gas powered unit. I don't believe a hole had to be cut in the cowl though. Not only do you sit on a bomb but now there is one in your face. There was also a water heater unit that mounted to the passenger floor board. Here's a link to the gas powered one: http://willysmjeeps.com/downloads/Heater.Kit.gas.install.pdf
5. peter56May 1, 2015 at 12:08 AM

   Thanks Chris for the info.
6. Idaho ToddMay 1, 2015 at 12:54 AM

   Look at my little brother go all military! I'm so proud...
7. Alaska PaulMay 1, 2015 at 2:54 AM

   The Southwind Gas fired heater was and still is an incredibly safe heater. It's very well made and has safety features to prevent operational problems caused by ignorant operators. Most of the people I've heard talk about the "dangerous" aspects of a gas fired heater have never either used or worked on one. When you really examine the Southwind gas heater it's very similar to the gas fired forced air heaters installed in houses today. They work, they're safe and they put out lots of heat for a small amount of gasoline.
8. Minnesota ChrisMay 1, 2015 at 3:15 AM

   You're absolutely right Paul, the manufacturer took a lot of measures to prevent accidental problems. I've heard they put out nice heat where you actually need it. Had to try and put some funny into it.
9. Alaska PaulMay 1, 2015 at 3:56 AM

   The only problem I've ever seen involving a Southwind gas heater happened on an M-38 with the factory aluminum hardtop and the full width windshield defroster. During a very cold winter morning the Jeep was started and the heater was turned on. So far so good but the defroster valve was selected to the windshield position instead of the dash outlet so the entire output of the heater was directed to the lower windshield area. The stress caused by heating the lower glass while the upper part of the windshield was still very cold caused the windshield to shatter. No, this wasn't my M-38, it belonged to a friend of mine but I did see the windshield before it was replaced.
10. peter56May 1, 2015 at 11:17 PM

    Hi Paul right after I posted my comment I remebered seeing your Jeep with the external heater. Thanks for clearing that up.