Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
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Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
I'm looking for a Dec '41 cast MB head for my Jan '42 Slat Grill. I have a Feb 3rd, 1942 cast MB head but it's too late for my MB. I would be willing to buy one outright or trade with someone if they're looking for an 8-5 or an 8-31 “smooth” head and maybe have a Dec '41 dated head????
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
Last edited by Michael O. on Thu Jan 04, 2018 3:41 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
Still searching
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Re: Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
Oh, boy. That's a tough one, it may take years. Patience definitely pays off, though. I'll keep an eye out but I certainly can't make any promises. Rare parts like this occasionally turn up in the least likely places, there's really no telling.
Frank Asturias, SFC U.S. Army (ret) MOS 88L40, MVPA 5519
2 '41 MBs, one wrecked
2 '42 MBs
1 "42 GPW
1 '43 MB
3 '43 GPWs
2 '41 MBs, one wrecked
2 '42 MBs
1 "42 GPW
1 '43 MB
3 '43 GPWs
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Re: Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
There were 2 slat heads on EBay yesterday....looks like maybe a Jan 42 still left.
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1942 MB 113037, "Slat Grill"
1945 MB 431740, 20698289-S
1942 MB 113037, "Slat Grill"
1945 MB 431740, 20698289-S
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Re: Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
Here's one, Brent Mullins has it, but it's January 12 :https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Willys-MB ... E3&vxp=mtr
Frank Asturias, SFC U.S. Army (ret) MOS 88L40, MVPA 5519
2 '41 MBs, one wrecked
2 '42 MBs
1 "42 GPW
1 '43 MB
3 '43 GPWs
2 '41 MBs, one wrecked
2 '42 MBs
1 "42 GPW
1 '43 MB
3 '43 GPWs
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Re: Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
I saw Brent’s January dated head. It would still be incorrectly dated for my MB. I have an 8-5 and an 8-31dated “smooth” MB heads and I could run either (you don’t really see the date with the oil filter bracket installed...I know) but I’d like to find one appropriately dated to my vehicle.
I have other GPW (early, mid and late) and MB heads with dates of 7-31 (44) and 11-5 (44) that I could use for trade?
So, my search continues.....
I have other GPW (early, mid and late) and MB heads with dates of 7-31 (44) and 11-5 (44) that I could use for trade?
So, my search continues.....
Last edited by Michael O. on Thu Jan 04, 2018 3:45 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
What is the code for a dec 41?
Is it ... 12/? Month/year????
Is it ... 12/? Month/year????
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Re: Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
Month/Day
12/15 for example.
Casting number should be 639660...no C after the casting number nor WILLYS or WILLYS and JEEP cast on the head.
12/15 for example.
Casting number should be 639660...no C after the casting number nor WILLYS or WILLYS and JEEP cast on the head.
Michael O’Connell
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Re: Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
An early MB head dated 12-2 just came up on the slat grill Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/groups/1559268460802697/
It's in Belgium, though.
It's in Belgium, though.
Frank Asturias, SFC U.S. Army (ret) MOS 88L40, MVPA 5519
2 '41 MBs, one wrecked
2 '42 MBs
1 "42 GPW
1 '43 MB
3 '43 GPWs
2 '41 MBs, one wrecked
2 '42 MBs
1 "42 GPW
1 '43 MB
3 '43 GPWs
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Re: Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
Never mind, false alarm. It looks like there's a C at the end of the casting number. It must be Dec. '42.
Frank Asturias, SFC U.S. Army (ret) MOS 88L40, MVPA 5519
2 '41 MBs, one wrecked
2 '42 MBs
1 "42 GPW
1 '43 MB
3 '43 GPWs
2 '41 MBs, one wrecked
2 '42 MBs
1 "42 GPW
1 '43 MB
3 '43 GPWs
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Re: Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
Thanks for trying!
Michael O’Connell
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Re: Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
Still looking!
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Re: Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
I am in the same boat looking for a head for 103904 dod 12-12-41. I have the exact slat head with the casting date I need on GPW block by pure coincidence on my vep GPW 8267 but I cant bring myself to tear apart a GPW for the head that's been on there for 60-70 years since Red River Ordnance rebuilt it!
12-12-41 slat MB
Midland/Willys frame script GPW 9xxx
No’s match 4-42 script GPW
No’s match 10-44 GPW
Dead MB plow
45 MB 8-21-45 restored
1943 M3a1 WSC
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Midland/Willys frame script GPW 9xxx
No’s match 4-42 script GPW
No’s match 10-44 GPW
Dead MB plow
45 MB 8-21-45 restored
1943 M3a1 WSC
MVPA 7xxx
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Re: Need a Dec '41 cast MB head
Still looking
Michael O’Connell
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