Grandfather Jeep - 1947 Willys CJ2A - Post-War Workhorse
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Shaft and rotor in the distributor were not the same as the electronic unit. For that reason, firing order was redone on the cap.
We had some old jeeps in the National guard 67 to 73. Some deadlined. I was in the motor pool. Took parts from one carb etc and got another running. Enjoyed it for awhile till higher ups found out. Took it for themselves. I said it’s deadlined. Ha We heard about that. Bye bye jeep.
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@@loganjohnson3589 Nick addressed that very concern on his Community page.
I was a mechanic in the US Army we changed all Jeeps over to electronic ignition in 1980 Jeeps we're the back bone of the Army I hated to see them be replaced.
Hey Me and you both Brother ...We were with the 5th Infantry Division in 1987 when the whole Division have to turn in our Jeeps and get the HumVees....No one was really happy about. I remember being in a super large field by the depot all you could see was a Division of Jeeps turn in for as far as the eye could see ....I'll never forget that sight . It was an end of an Era in the Army and the Armed Forces...All the best to you Brother & an a long held Salute to you.
Gooood afternoon everybody!!!! The ol’ Willy’s Jeep!!! I remember back in the late 70’s, the guy I worked for at the time had one of these: he bought a conversion kit and dropped a 327 Chevy motor in it. To say it was quick and fast is an UNDERSTATEMENT!!! Love seeing Nick working his magic on whatever is presented to him: great week everyone!!!!
My ;daily' is a Flatfender 'Jeep' (titled as '46 CJ2A) with Kenne Bell equipped Buick / Dauntless 225 'Odd Fire' V6 with MSD, headers, too much carb, Warn overdrive... .
The fact it's all black and red, not in war camouflage paint, is so cool.
This is the civilian model built after the war years. As a kid in the 60's I remember seeing surplus jeeps running around town all over. Looks like a fun ride!
Back in the day they swore louder then you Nick.
the shaft at the end of the distributor is offset. if you want the timing back you have to pull the oil pump and re index it ( the pump is on the outside and opposite side of engine). 1947 the timing mark is on the back of the flywheel. there is a window and steel circle plate you move to the side.
I thought that be the case, that is, the tab being ever so slightly offset, having experienced the issue myself, I just can’t recall the vehicle. I’ve never seen a timing mark on the back side before; probably done to preserve the mark under combat and/or grueling conditions.
Truly the master. Not many can jump from working on vehicles from such a wide timeframe from the 1920’s to the modern computer controlled nightmares and everything in between. As for the Jeep, why switch over to electronic ignition when a properly adjusted set of points work great and it’s not like they are needing to be adjusted very often and have fewer things that can fail.
They’ve already jumped to 12v and changed the grounding. Might as well finnish the upgrades if you can call it that.
I’m still on 6v and points in mine.
Way it’ll prob stay to.
@@h.r.puffnstuff8705 Personally I don’t consider going electronic ignition an upgrade.
@@todddenio3200 it’s nice when it works. I bet it don’t live 24 months. My 70 year old points distributer keeps chugging along.
@@h.r.puffnstuff8705 I agree on the lack of longevity of it where as with points, depending on how much a vehicle is driven the points might need to be adjusted a few times but on something that isn’t driven daily all year they may need adjusting once or maybe not at all
FYI: Civilian Jeeps were different from military versions. Military can have different plugs and wires with 'armored' wires and screw on terminals. Some might have higher voltage systems to run radios. I actually like points. If they quit, a little filing and they are good to go again. If electronic quits, you are on the side of the road waiting for a tow. Must be nice having those cushy seats!
Thanks for the information! Matt is looking for some more original seats. 👍
The condenser failing is what kills the points, always replace both. But yes, I love points, I'd rather ride than walk, electronic will make you walk.
@@55desotomine Agreed. I’ve set many points with a matchbook cover. Might not be exactly right but will be close enough to get you home. Those old systems will take a lot of abuse and don’t need a computer and special tools to diagnose and fix. Two screw drivers, a crescent wrench and a set of Vice grips will get you close enough till you can get to a real garage.
@@NicksGarage tell Matt to check the cj2a page on the net. Many knowledgable guys there. He can find original parts and repros as well.
A 47 2a is a civilian model, however nearlt all of the military parts will fit , and who knows what was used in the past. It was amazing to me what all i found when i redid my early 46 , military gears which were higher than the first civilian gears, and had a floati g rear axle. Dana 25 i think it was... the civilian engines were gear driven valve train, military were chain driven so the cam spun reversed to one another ...
When I retired from truck driving my wife got me a very rough 1985 JEEP CJ7 with a four banger. First things to go were the oversized tires and 200 pound iron rear bumper. Then i pulled out two tomato crate boxes of rubber hoses, switches and smog control crap. Ripped out all of the wiring and installed a Painless harness. Hardest part to locate was a head for the four cylinder took 6 months but she is back together and runs great. Still tweaking the tranny and frame but otherwise perfect. Man needs a retirement hobby.
1969 while in the 82nd Airborne my assigned jeep with radio equipment was a Kaiser. Ford was supplying all the new M151A1 jeeps. The Kaiser had much thicker metal fenders and body.
Thanks for the input.
Love these Korean War era Willys. It’s actually pronounced Will is , but anyway you say it these are classic. My dad learned to drive on these in the American base in Argentina NFLD, after the war. Then he signed up and drove them in Korea, with the Pats.
Nick the slot in the oil pump is offset the distributor shaft should be offset also just like the original look at the bottom of the original distributor and you’ll see why it won’t go in
From 6 packs to jeep Willis,you never fail to make it interesting
Mine was red. Used it for everything on the farm.
I had a 1949 CJ-2A, I don't know what others would call it, but to me it was all machine. No computers on it anywhere. Mine was not converted, it was still 6 volt. I never got it in a spot that I couldn't get out of. I still have the maintenance book for it. Everything was designed to be taken apart and fixed. I'd like to have another one.
Hi Nick, Robert & others that was one mean ride Nick and you looked the part driving down the road with no windshield. I knew you would make it go Nick. Mathew has one beaut ride, thanks and stay well all till next time.
Good afternoon Nick and George, Wow does this bring back some memories for me. I had a 1945 Jeep that I drove in Vietnam. Great little vehicle that got me where I wanted to go and back again. I love the PTO on the rear, very versatile for whatever tasks you needed to perform. This Jeep looks way better than the one I drove, which was completely stock.
Wow Eugene! You sure have a great list of vehicles that you have experienced.
@@NicksGarage It was purely by chance that the Jeep was assigned to our squadron. The fact that it was made at the end of WWII was icing on the cake. I was always working on it to keep it running, because if you turned it into the motor pool you might not get it back. Great video George, you are the man!!
In 1993 when the government was closing down military bases in California, Alameda naval air station,D,R,M,O had about Twenty WW2 jeeps.that they crunched with a wrecking ball,I was there, the military couldn't sell off all there junk with so many bases closing. thanks
Did you receive the charger yet mr. castles?
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The 500 is still at Nick's.
Awesome! Need some goggles or shades Nick. Thanks guys!
4 th MOPAR boy from down under love Jeeps own a TJ An have many in the family own a 360 AMC wagon with the T. Flight an many other Jeeps Love the sound of those A MC 360 V8 🇦🇺
Once you have been bitten by the Jeep bug.. 👍
Amen I love my 401 also.
Dr. Nick, that was a blast!, my uncle was in ww2, he saw a lot of action, and he filled in to be General George Patton's driver near the end of the war, he was a good man, and I still miss him.
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Yes we used them, i had a 1965 jeep tuxedo park and i drove it to high school in my senior year, it was fun to drive, Nick knows what to do to get it going...
An original Tux is worth serious dough these days.
I just put aftermarket fenders, core support and headlights on my 2000 Dakota. Nothing got broken or thrown, but it was very close! Real PITA!!
Nick & crew...greatings from South Carolina. Love the show today. Worked at a Chrysler/Jeep dealership for yrs. Had lots of fun with them & in the military. Tough as NAILS!!!👍 Like the show because its Real... everything isn't fixed after the commercials are over. 😉 This is the behind the scenes stuff only us mechanics know about.😉 Stay real boys,stay safe.✌
Nick looks like a General with his driver, good stuff..
Awesome Jeep, Nick!
Nick, I loved the smile on your face while driving a piece of history!
When I was growing up in the '60's, my Dad had a 1946 Willy's Jeep. Flathead 4 cylinder, updraft carburetor, 6 volt system, vacuum wipers. It would go anywhere. Great memories!
"Updraft carb"? Are you sure? Doesn't sound like a stock setup!
@@Cougracer67 My thought, exactly.
This Willy’s brought on a flood of memories!! Pretty Cool Nick.
Love this Jeep! Workhorse is accurate!
If I owned it i'd have just stayed with the points. They're not that much trouble.
Nick, you need goggles!
We amateur car mechanics run into fitment and other problems from parts that are supposed to fit, or which are supposed to be compatible with other parts, but which aren't.. So its a morale boost when we see that the pro tuners run into the same problems too. They have to work through the problems the same as we do, with the caveat that its not that we're bad mechanics, its just that the parts aren't always designed to be correctly compatible. How many times I've been thankful that I didn't have a 10-lb sledge hammer in my garage to "make it fit."
Cool old Jeep! I learned to drive in a friends 1945 Jeep back in the '50's. Good memories!
Ahh Monday. You have made Monday just as exciting as Friday. Love the show Nick. My absolute favorite on utube and for that fact anything related to cars on cable TV. Just a quick reminder ill be sending the self addressed envelope this week. Thanks to all that pour their heart and soul into this show,God bless all of you😎
I learned to drive in a '47 Willys exactly like this, flat-head 4 and all.
Nick's garage is very fun channel love this guy
The cj is actually geared lower than the military ( mb, gpw's) 5:88 and 5:38 if i recall. There is also an overdrive unit available as well.
You gotta make sure to redo the firing order on the cap If you don't want a historic Post War Jeep to have a firing mishap It's just a shame when the rotor and distributor are not the same Lucky Nick's Garage is ahead of the game It's a 1947 CJ2A but in 1947 it ain't gonna stay Nick is revising the ignition today Modernising a classic to make it more usable in every way Robert and Nick are making sure this classic will be ready to take on tour It's looks it will retain over all terrain but now it's got a brand new electronic brain Changing the ignition is the mission to get this Willys into prime running condition Nick's Garage every Monday For engineering wisdom like this I'd gladly pay Cheers fellas Shout out from London
Started life as a 6 V positive ground to earth system and now is a 12 V ground to chassis system👍🏻Done this on many an old Jeep myself 👍🏻 Great episode guys! Muscle Cars are sweet but love the history on the Jeep!
These were all negative ground systems
Nick the smile on your face says it all .Who say's you need a lot of horse power to have fun A .
I a filipino & American military jeep is a classic iconic transportation like Ford model T though old still new still relevant so artistic technological & never goes out of fashion . Greetings coming from the Philippines 🇵🇭☝️
Nick you look like a madman after you went for a ride and then you drove it with your hair all blown back! Lol
Nice super clean rig. A friend had one ,it was crusty,rust and fun. It was never on the road,not what Dave wanted it for. His parents had 700 Acres. It was the Jeep for at the house. We sank it in Mud several times. They can go about anywhere but you can’t drive it thru a partially drained pond . They sink in the slit.
Hey Nick, George, and Krew. Love seeing the ol Jeep getting some help from Nick . Nick is what I call a Master Master Mechanic....he'll get her running right . Nick enjoyed that ride in the Jeep...You can't beat them .
Awesome little Jeep looks like a lot of fun to rebuild one of them keep them coming and see you Friday
Sold my 46 a few years ago. Loved that jeep. Boat loads of fun. Those pertronix units are pretty reliable but can be a nuisance to setup...
Learned and earned confidence on these.
I put a "mail order" Vietnam Era Jeep together in 1978 at the age of 13. Ordered it out of Car Craft magazine ad. Came in a crate packed in Cosmoline. Had to assemble everything, motor, trans,axels etc. Learned alot from my Father and Grandfather help doing so.
I was in the US Army from 1979 until 1987. The "Jeep" we had was called a M151A2, 1/4 ton. The electronic system on those were 24 volt. The A2 version still had points. In the field with no timing lights, usually one finger width from the oil filter would put you pretty close to being in time. You still had to take the cap off and determine which way the rotor was pointing. The M151A2 was replaced by the Humme Vee. We also had 3/4 ton Dodge pickups that had water proof ignitions. They were all 318 motors.
Hell yeah those old Dodge military power wagons were one tough truck . I had a 68 ex Air force crew cab Dodge power wagon and it was over built compared to the civilian models with drains on everything to drain water out after fording through water and bronze bushings with grease zirks to grease the leaf spring bushings on them where the civilian models had rubber bushings . Those Humvees were designed by a well known off road racer Vick Hickey who worked for GM and built off road race vehicles for guys like Steve McQueen and James Garner who used to race off road at times . I found this out because I had a 78 Chevrolet k5:blazer that had a aftermarket aluminum finned rear 12 bolt rear differential cover that said H/E casted on it and I looked into it found out it was made by Hickey Enterprises that was owned by Vick Hickey who made a lot of off road stuff for GM trucks at first then moved to Dodge and Ford making skid plates roll bars and these aluminum finned differential covers that had drains on them and held more gear oil . When I found mine on my blazer which was at the time my plow truck to plow my driveway I looked and found the exact same one on eBay about 5 years ago and the person selling it wanted 450.00 for it lol . I have since took it off and cleaned it up and it hangs in my garage and have built a much nicer plow truck so the old blazer got stripped of everything I could use for the new truck then off to scrap it went . I tried looking into to see if there were any special build numbers for these Hickey Enterprises built blazers but couldn't find anything on this at all because I thought what if this thing had been purposely built by Hickey Enterprises and sold on a Chevrolet dealer lot which would have made it pretty rare but unfortunately I couldn't find anything at all on the numbers of them made . Vic's been dead for a while but one of his workers actually bought the business and is making differential covers and some off road stuff to this day for the newer trucks now or he did the last time I looked .
Probably more stories to be told about those military jeeps than any other vehicle ever made. You know when you give hundreds of thousands of these to hundreds of thousands of teenagers that didn’t have to pay for them it’s going to be wild!!
Very cool Nick! That is one unique ride. It must feel like riding a motorcycle with the wind in your face!
Awesome, Nick, you never fail to entertain me 👍
Love seeing an ol Jeep like this one . The Jeep line served Our Country very well through the 1940s till about 1987 when the Army went to the HumVees. They are tough as nails and with stood alot of rugged abuse, I help put some that abuse on them . Alot of old Veterans have fond memories of the Jeep. If I remember correctly ours was a M151A1 or 2 back then . A long held Salute to the old Jeep !!!!!
Thanks Sarge! We thought you might enjoy this one.
@@NicksGarage You are very correct George...1000000% Big Wave and Smile to yall .
Willy’s Jeep’s are still the Best looking Jeeps !
I was lucky enough to drive a Willy's
As a kid ...plowed snow running on 2 cylinders...thx to 4 low
Great vehicle
During world war II, a sports car fell in love with a small tractor and the jeep was born!!!!
Evenin Mr Nick!! Have a Great week!!
Thanks! You too!
Nick, You sound like my father in law. When he went to war they did not put him n the front line, He ws a awesome mechanic and they put him in england keeping the eguipment going. and nick sounds just like art. If things did not go his way he was know to use a few choice words and the odd time he was know to fire somehing across the shop!! lol
Here's a little T. Rex for the episode... 🎶 I'm just a Jeepster for your love
Your welcome George!
You're so sweet..
My uncle had one of these in his farm. As teenagers we tried to break it with 4 wheel drive in Low clutch dumps! We were never to break anything on it! It was dark green color.
Can't have too much coffee when working on vehicles!
You got that right!
Coffee on the battlefield. You guys should have some US ARMY metal canteen cups to sip that coffee from. LOL Wear some Army helmets while working on that Jeep to get the full experience. LOL
LOL.
Awesome show Nick👌😎👌
The slot is slightly curved of the bottom of the distributor shaft. The fix is take out the roll pin and turn it 180. Drove me crazy on a 1200 vw motor.
The driving tab on the shaft is made slightly off center from the factory. The old shaft was worn over the years and fit both ways and installed 180 degrees out… the wires were then moved to work. The new distributor is right and not worn and fits in the original position only. Mine did the same when I replaced mine with a new auto lite unit. You simply put it on correctly this time!
We had the Vietnam era Jeep , and we had the Dodge 4-Wheel drive pickup truck with no power steering. I remember driving one of the Dodge trucks across a field and up a steep hill full of rocks, and the steering wheel about tore an arm off. The truck had no problem wherever we took them, but the Jeep in winter was an experience.
Giasou Nikola,
Great video this ild skool Jeep suites you whilst cruising the neighborhood, something Barry Newman would drive if he had too.
Great to see you are having fun as you deserve.
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If you go to war I'll be right behind you ! 🤣
Peace love and muscle cars.
Perfect utility vehicle.. My parents friends had them.
Since there is no vacuum advance, the distributor can go in any way that it fits. Just move wires as needed. So simple!
I can tell nick loves jazz music 🎷
Hey Nick, it's the one and only Willy's Jeep. Nothing more, nothing less. Classic.
Guy's, that was a GREAT video! What a unique vehicle! Bill from Linglestown, Pennsylvania
Awesome little buggy, be excellent toy, all the best to you all
Back in my mud racing daze I was in the same class as those Jeeps. They never went fast but they are light and always stayed on top of the mud. Me and my 68 Bronco would sink like a rock. Putt, putt, putt and out the other end they'd go.
When I was a kid you could buy military surplus jeeps for cheap, they would come on a pallet and then you had to put it together,a lot of time some parts would be missing so you should get more than one, but they were only good for buggys because they did not have a title so you could not register it for road use my dad had one for hunting
I love the Jeep. I have a 77 Jeep CJ7 that was pretty much a barn find. I drug it home, rebuilt every system and now I daily drive it. Let me tell you I love this Jeep, it's a family cruiser.
Amazing..nice to see it again on raods.
Thank you for your efforts to it .
Love the old Willys!
Oh yeah those jeeps will go through some deep mud go anywhere
Man those old Willys never had cushy seats like that .
The original ignition coil had the ignition switch built into it on the dash.
Dear sir the main gear shift lever the tallest one is for the gears R, 1, 2, and 3 the middle lever is for 4 wheel drive , high and low and the third lever the smallest one is compound low (All toque and really slow you get of the and walk beside it ) Had many old army jeeps here in Panamá we used to haul Coffee out of the high Mountain Coffee farms. Nice enjoyable video take care and keep up the good work. GRACIAS SEÑOR NICO
Those Jeeps used to arrive on the front line in a crate, the size of the body, and were then assembled on site. Great video. Thanks for posting & Best Regards - Mike
At first, I wondered why they brought such a simple job to Nick. Then, when the problem came up it was a good thing they did.
Set the timing by vacuum, advance to the highest vacuum then back off slightly.
That’s a nice job your customer did restoring that unit,just walked in the door from working on my Willy.
Just the thing to get around Carlisle swap M. Room for parts in back. Perfect. 😉👍..
It’s painted like a Cobra vehicle from GI Joe. Very nice
Drove a Jeep sometimes while I was in the U.S. army artillery back in the early seventies. Each wire had an aluminum tag on each end with its unique number so a person could look in the tech manuals and rewire with no special training.
The original Jeep was created between Willys and Ford collaborations. Ford labeled the body "GP" as in general-purpose. The soldiers nicknamed the vehicle "Jeep" and the name stuck.
We love our CJ2a TOO!
Good morning from Adelaide Australia. Yasoo Palikari
Good morning, Steve! Thanks for joining us.🇨🇦🇦🇺🇬🇷
The Willy’s Jeep was the most popular of the jeeps by servicemen when they came back from the war.
Which is why AMC bought out Willy’s when Willy’s was going under and then Chrysler bought out AMC.
The Range Rover got its start by taking used Jeep chassis left behind after WWll
to save money getting started.
After getting established they started making their own chassis to put their vehicles’ bodies on.
Really nice Jeep
Well, I guess a burnout is out of the question. 😄
The timing marks are on the flywheel. There is a. Round access plate below air cleaner. Nice Jeep, I have a 48 😊
Sweet ride!
Man oh man is that cool. Willys CJ. Wow
well,thay are rare in that condition,this one was rebuilt by a gentleman and it looks great.we dont find them as clean as this one any more.thay are all rusted because of our roads and climate.i which i could find one before i'm gone!!!
Gef in Temiscouata,Quebec
Fantastic ride along in such an important part of history. First time seeing one with a PTO accessory. Nick has a new hairstyle now.😋
The Warn overdrive unit installs in the PTO output of the T18 transfer case.
It's a great upgrade.