Awesome discovery for my WW2 Willys jeep, Making the rarest jeep!

[@beatglauser9444]

When you spoke of France WW2 and Jeep I remembered a funny story: A friend of mine would spend some time in Normandie in the Seventies. He told me that a befriended farmer in the region where the invasion took place owned a Willis that was sold to him by a GI during the war: The soldier declared the Jeep destroyed and the farmer kept it hidden for a while and was still driving it 30 years after the war had ended.

[@Greendot319]

ha ha, why not!

[@mikeholland1031]

I'm sure a lot of equipment was swallowed up by the locals. I saw a wheelbarrow once with a spitfire wheel on it.

[@disnardi]

I’m so proud of this young man! He’s obviously placed himself in the ranks of the top military equipment historians! It’s great to watch him work. I’m in the process of trying to buy my hero to rebuild as a hobby in my retirement. I served 22.5 years as an American Paratrooper, and The Willys Jeep was the first military vehicle that I drove.

[@timblack6422]

Master level researcher reached!! Cheers!

[@Greendot319]

;)

[@ralphh.2200]

From a G503 gear head,enjoy the videos...your jeeps, the countryside & your enthusiasm.And now your research abilities...

[@powerbomb400]

Thank you for your enthusiasm to rebuilding history!!!! Live in the Tennessee in the eastern US. Love military history and what you can do with them.

[@Greendot319]

Thanks a lot and best wishes from the UK!

[@yambo59]

OMG not the infamous shit box Solex !!! I had a Solex on a '72 Opel Manta Rally, it was the one that came with it and no matter what you did that POS would not run right. I rebuilt it once and a local carb shop rebuilt it once and it never worked. Finally a guy at a local foreign car shop told me to put a two barrel Weber on it so thats what I did and that little Weber solved ALL my problems. It ran like a watch was easy to tune and keep in adjustment etc. that car never ran so good. My friend also had a POS solex on his old VW Beetle and it was the same story - we found a weber for it and problems solved.

[@sssxxxttt]

Aren't Webers horizontal as opposed to the vertical Solex? Solexes were quite common on low to mid priced European cars in the 60ties and early 70ties. I remember them as quite brittle. And having a tendency for icing. I know Webers were also recommended as replacement for SU carburetors on Volvo engines.

[@benjohnson1082]

Education and enlightenment....delivered! The economy works like an old tractor carburetor, you find a happy spot between idle mixture curve and power mixture curve and you get what you get. You found it in the 2nd gear mash. Lack of an acceleration adjustable mixture curve. The governed carb is probably for the willys engines with pto and governor. Like the jeep a trench. Looking forward to the next video!

[@Greendot319]

Thanks Ben, yep the French document says the governed carb is for agriculture etc. Its interesting how a Carb like the WO is a complete dog without the accel pump operating correctly but another carb that's designed for it can run quite happily without a pump!

[@robertlewis2]

Very good job of researching the use of Solex carbs for WWII jeeps!

[@GeorgeSemel]

How really simple they were and easy to work on. It's like all of our Wars, we leave stuff everywhere mostly because it's worn out or just cost too much to ship home and turn into scrap. That is the burden of being an ocean away from the battlespace. I am old now 66 but when I was a kid there was still a lot of that stuff floating around. WW-II Willeys's Jeeps was still a common sight on the roads. Not so much by the end of the 1960s. We just made a massive mountain of stuff. It's interesting that the French were able to come up with a fix for the carburetors when rebuilding these vehicles. Making due and because of necessity. Those jeeps that were left gave the people of Europe transport that they would not have otherwise for the post-war recovery Plus it got to be a blast riding around the countryside of England in that Jeep.

[@wandellpassah8086]

Thank you very much my friend.There are 2 beauty inventions one this Solex ang diesel injection.pump named Peugot(Forgive my spelling)In India when the Allies war tired left us,they left million of vehicles from GMC to Dodge to Chevy Ford Canada and most loved is the Jeep(Ford and MB)We had to shift to Solex because the plunger got stiff and pumpimg proved problematic.Solex came to rescue though its jet is fixed say 125 or 140 for 3 ton load unlike Carter which has variable jet.Thanks for those valueable piece of engineering history which made us win the WW2

[@aboyandhisdog]

Fantastic video! I've been using the 32pbic clone from India for 12 years and couldn't be happier with it. Great fuel economy (22-24mpg US) and you can R&R all of the brass jets and ports from the outside of the carburetor and blow them out in about 10 minutes. It is very easy to live with. I will add though, they come from the factory with some minor defects which need to be remedied with a small bit of work. In particular, I found that the small hole in the brass disc in the 'cold starter' is not in the correct spot. Re-drill that 1/8" hole correctly and you're good to go. You can also buy Solex main jets to work at whatever altitude you are at for best running. I'm at 6,000' and the #115 works the best (#127.5 is stock for sea level). My WO jeep friends are often having to mess with their carburetors, I have no such issues.

[@roblenzz7966]

You've talked me into trying my old solex on my engine. I have one completely unmarked and it is not as tall as the new solex that the distributors sell. Have it in a pile of old jeep parts and this video piqued my curiosity!

[@samholdsworth3957]

And?!

[@roblenzz7966]

@@samholdsworth3957 sorry, I'm not a good source on the Solex topic. I put it on and it idled but had a vacuum leak under a load. I tuned my metering rod on my Carter WO and haven't looked back. Sorry about that

[@Encom0]

What a great channel. Makes me want to find a WW2 Jeep :)

[@pcmmulders]

Great video Matt and new to many of us jeepers. The documented proof does take away all doubts.

[@garywood60]

Thank you for another Great and informative post. From across the Pond God Bless and keep y'all safe.

[@Greendot319]

Thank you Gary, same to you, take care

[@waiting4aliens]

Thank you, really enjoy your enthusiasm for your hobby.

[@Strike_Raid]

@8:00 What surprises me is that such a thing could be pulled off just 5 months after the end of the German occupation. That brochure alone is so slick and well done, very modern with access to high quality paper and other materials already possible. I’m beginning to think that France did pretty well for itself during the occupation. Imagine something like that being done in Poland.

[@storetapir]

Very informative, great job! Your videoes have really come a long way since the start. This is high quality stuff, and your level of expertise is great! Keep it up, and thank you very much!

[@GPW96226]

What a great video, Matt! I never knew about these late war developments. Very interesting!

[@liam3044]

*adds super rare carberator to recreate extremely late war Jeep * still doesn't have windshield

[@nomanmcshmoo8640]

LOL...a man must have his priorities!!!!

[@abeld.4008]

You are as enthusiastic on American Jeeps as here in America I am enthusiastic about British Land Rovers. I try very hard to restore my Land Rovers as close to Original as they came from England. Like the saying goes the grass is always greener on the other side of the pond.

[@Greendot319]

lets swap places!

[@fw1421]

So envious that WWII Jeeps are still available in Europe. I haven’t seen one on the road in the US since the early 60’s. Rare as hens teeth.

[@mikeholland1031]

Seen a few around Toronto recently. Seems to be east indians bringing them over from India

[@geoffreyjones2000]

You need to contact Elwoods junk yard in Maryland, USA... the late old man purchased train loads of nos army jeep parts back in the day

[@Greendot319]

Would be interesting if anything remained!

[@markrandall1456]

Interesting. You are way into those carbs. Thanks for the fun.

[@bitsnpieces11]

The speed limited was probable meant for a stationary governed engine driving some sort of power unit, pump, generator etc. The engine would be perfect for a portable power unit of some sort, in fact I seem to remember them being used after WWII on farms.

[@dandemaria4113]

Another very informative video, thanks again!

[@mr.bonesbbq3288]

I'm really enjoyin yer Jeep vidyas, have loved th ol gals fer nearly 60 years...

[@jdclay1547]

Good video, just my opinion, the Carter WO is the original correct carb.

[@Greendot319]

Sure but now we know its not the only original carb for the WW2 jeep if it went to Europe (or the Pacific apparently!)

[@jdclay1547]

@@Greendot319 just my opinion I'm a stickler for original jeeps. You make great content.

[@edstransitscott9186]

Great, Looking beautiful

[@Greendot319]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@historyflorent4803]

No problem haha, I love your videos, they are very interesting, big hugs from France

[@JS-Galaxie500]

Always a good watch, keep up the good work. I have a french M201 complete with Solex carb.! (24 volt M201’s easier to start than 6v MB’s....😉)

[@Greendot319]

I vet with 24v you could start fred flinstones car!

[@JS-Galaxie500]

@@Greendot319 keep doing what you do my friend....keep Jeepin’

[@teamidris]

Oh my gosh it would be a right cow without the accelerator pump :o The governor carb I would think was exactly the same unit with more linkage. We’ve seen this where Lucas have given the same distributor a different number because the engine timing was different. * S1 solex landrover carb is the pump type. Prone to icing up internally. Governor body goes up front with a thermostat housing bracket and a short belt to the fan pulley (double slot) to work the pto. Maybe there were jeep radio cars that ran the governor carb?

[@jeeperalainbigal]

Great video very interesting ! !

[@rogeroliver5083]

Hello Greendot 319, in 2014 I purchased a GPW jeep ch nu 212923 engine number the same, I found and collected the jeep from France and it was fitted with a solex 32AIC carburettor . I would sent a photo but don’t know how , I am going to look for Carter carburettor for it . Have fun jeeping Roger from Norfolk.

[@Greendot319]

I can swap a carter if you'd like Roger?

[@rogeroliver5083]

Hi Greendot, That sounds interesting, can we correspond without using KZbin. Roger Norfolk.

[@Greendot319]

@@rogeroliver5083 click on my name Roger and it should take you to my homepage from there you should find contact info for me

[@rogeroliver5083]

@@Greendot319 hi Greendot, I hope this message finds you , I am interested in a swap of my solex for a Carter wo , what have you to offer? I would like to send photo but how ? You may have worked out. that I am not very techy. Regards Roger.

[@SteamCrane]

17:16 - Blithely driving along between the hedges, not a care in the world, straight into the Kraut ambush!

[@teamidris]

Excellent vid, I learned stuff. Mine must be a PBIC I guess? Not that you should be giving a cold engine full power, but you can with the non flappy choke because there is no restriction. Great for a quick offski when the enemy surprises you :o)

[@martin9711]

Interesting and informative as always Mr Dot . I don’t know what your profession is , But if you ever start a jeep repair/restoration business book me in 👍

[@Greendot319]

Ha ha, not enough cash in it for the work I do, i'd go bankrupt!

[@levieilatelier3088]

Ha ha.. Like me with jeeps...You re a kid!! If you come in holiday in Britany in France pass to the workshop "Le Vieil Atelier" we can speak for hours ( or days) Lands are perfect for jeeps...but man...you really need a windscreen, too cold!!

[@Greendot319]

Thanks for the kind offer ;) The jeep and I shall head over at some point, haven't visited Brittany before but it looks beautiful from above!

[@karlnash7105]

Everything that I never knew (or wanted) to know about WW2 Jeep carburetor. LOL I'm really happy by how excited you are about carburetors. Question: do you know of anyone who has moved the gas tank and drivers seat to allow access for tall drivers?

[@ronaldroller7176]

FYI In the 80s or 90s, Denmark returned or sold off their Jeeps and Weapons carriers that had been transfered to them after the war ended. Many came back to the states. They also returned M1 Garand rifles that had been lend leased or given to them. I ended up with one. It was an early 1941 Garand. When you buy a jeep or Garand in the states you may be getting one that never left the States. My Danish return Garand probably saw combat possibly as far back as Sicily and may have been used at Normandy. So the point is that the nice thing about jeeps that never left europe is that they were probably true War Horses as opposed to Headquarter Horses that stayed in the states. REMF jeeps. I suspect that many of the Danish return jeeps were French and Danish rebuilds and may have had French carbs on them. There was a similar program in Japan during the Korean war to rebuild M38A1s. The jeep is such a strange mythical vehicle. When I drove my 44 GPS in California lots of people would tell me that they first learned to drive in a jeep. My deceased friend and her husband took a bus or train to Oakland California from Chico California in about 1946 and bought two jeeps at the Army depot there. I think they were a few hundred dollars. They then drove them the 300 miles back to Chico.

[@gjs9871]

When are you going to put a windshield on that. Also are you going to run the wo carb or the military solex

[@Greendot319]

I'm going to run the solex for a while now, I have many WO's so I can put one on again in the future

[@cliverothwell3472]

Great info again there Matt, thanks. Are you able to post on line some of the details from the Solex booklet on how to start when cold / war / hot please? Keep up the great work, Clive

[@Greendot319]

Thanks Clive, Its been posted on my Patreon already a few weeks ago for the low low price of only £1 a month! www.patreon.com/greendot319 ;) If you don't want to do that just let me know and i'll host it all and send you a link :D

[@austinswallow]

great bit of research, are you going to do measured comparatives, such as fuel consumption, acceleration, erc., between the variants, nice one, well done!

[@johnqpublic9074]

Great research. A bit sketchy with unfiltered air and all. Wonderful bit of history, but I'll stick with the WO. Keep up the awesome videos dude, it brightens the covid madness...

[@Emtbtoday]

That's some oil splash back under your bonnet there! (Hood) haha! What's that with? The oil breather hose come loose or something? I'm looking for information on the Gas paint star when it left Normandy on route to Germany I've not come across photos of the gas paint over there yet but would they have really went to all the bother of removing it before moving on!? It's for my scale model I'm building but I'm doing a sherman jumbo diorama with it cobra king first in Bastogne the jeeps going to be along side if I'm wanting to keep it like your jeep I'll have to find this out before I start the weathering and chipping faded oD paint

[@brianbutt3300]

I just had a flashback to the taunter sketch from "The Holy Grail!"

[@SteamCrane]

Grinning!

[@dmcarpenter2470]

Carby Rosetta Stone... (Another 'sorta' French reference) Good drills, on the vid.

[@TheWozWizard]

When are you going to post videos about the sweat cushions and radio mount?

[@Greendot319]

Ha, I shall, I have lots of videos to work through!

[@wilburnprice9886]

What was the displacement of the engine in those old Jeeps?

[@rangerup1804]

I enjoy all your videos about the Jeep. Can you give me information why your Jeep has a yellow background star on the hood/bonnet? I have never seen that before. Cheers.

[@skookapalooza2016]

Didn't they have carburetor rebuild kits? It just seems funny that they would go to that much trouble to use a different carburetor when, you would think, the originals could be overhauled.

[@ThePoolman2007]

now aside from the wo would any of these carbs increase the hp of the engine over the wo maybe dyno test your jeep with each carb and see if there is any gains

[@Greendot319]

I believe the Power Solex is more powerful than the WO but I'm not sure about subjecting the old girl to the Dyno!

[@sportglideriderdennis8971]

Just wondering if there’s much of a difference in MPG ratings between the 3 carburetors?

[@Greendot319]

i'll measure the 'power' Solex and see how it goes!

[@karlnitz1126]

Keep in mind, if the throttle is flipped to wide open, the vacuum available will drop. Hence the loss of power on a wide open condition at low RPM.

[@thejeepguy-kd7wm]

Solex carbs are not hard to find were I am. If you get an electric wiper can you do a video?

[@Kt1cckw]

Since I am not so familuar with jeeps as I am with other mv's I have to ask. Why do jeep headlights have hinges???

[@BigLisaFan]

They can be flipped up to provide lighting for the engine bay at night. They were a Ford innovation.

[@michaelrepas2486]

I miss your videos . Posted July 2022 from the USA

[@colinlegrys9434]

I bought a 1952 Canadian m38 about two years ago (my first jeep) I imagine that it was recently refurbished before I bought it. It was fitted with a brand new carb. a friend said it was a Solex, but there are no markings on it at all, so I assume that it is an Indian? copy, It runs fine but the nearest info. I can get on it is on You Tube when I look at tuning Volkswagons.

[@Greendot319]

Probably A Chinese copy Solex Colin, if it runs fine then you're good to go!

[@BigLisaFan]

Did 12 years in the CF. Never saw a Solex on any Canadian M-38 while in service, what happened after they were surplussed in the 80's is anyone's guess.

[@redr1150r]

How long were these produced ?

[@Greendot319]

Unknown!

[@iamgermane]

Cannot you get Jeep specs on the internet?

[@sithinstructor]

Everything wet? Or did you coat the whole thing in WD40?

[@Greendot319]

WD40

[@nieuportflyer]

Time to get cracking on the windshield, Mate.

[@jhernandez8830]

great video, great series. would it be possible to take your Jeep to France? any plan to do so?

[@Greendot319]

Thanks, yep, she will head over at some point, possibly for the 80th!

[@iamgermane]

The Mahindra Roxor is the most related vehicle today to a WWII Willy's Jeep.

[@darroncoates6087]

Curious as to why the seller in Germany wouldn't sell the carburetor to you (in the UK)?

[@harrybond007]

Can you do a video about the French mud flaps, heard they were not as good

[@johnhodges8264]

They make reproduction ones in the far East but left hand side only.

[@RumbleRoverTV]

nice

[@tedwpx123]

Why does your jeep turn over slow.. timing

[@nethanelmasters5170]

They used the same engine on portable welders, air compressors, and generators.

[@tedwpx123]

👍

[@conceptalfa]

👍 👍 👍

[@999cosmos5]

Yeay a willys mb jeep

[@jfrancoisrichard4431]

Très belle Jeep qui a l’air d’origine. Dommage de monter un carburateur Solex d’après guerre, qui n’améliorera pas les performances du moteur et ne diminuera pas la consommation de carburant.

[@Greendot319]

Yes but it is not postwar that is the whole point of the video! ;)

[@Niels_Dn]

Okay!

[@MrJeep75]

I hurd of people have rich problems with solex carbs

[@KobirAhmed-rn6lv]

Rock..singer Kobir

[@RobertKFall]

Your haircut gives you a FFI look.

[@ezequielpiacenza5331]

✌️👍👍👍😶👏👏😊

[@tileman17]

I want those god damn front fenders for my military green 2016 jk

[@RichardGalli-r6i]

Solex carbs... fine and/or dandy, but other than the French, who used them? In the WW2 & post WW2 military, you had the boneyards & yuge supply chain. How many Carters were scrounged off of wrecks? besides starters, generators, etc? About the only other question I;d ask is - what did all the post WW2 NATO countries use? Did any use Solex?

[@Dixler683]

DATA from star trek II

[@Greendot319]

I prefer when he became a Borg

[@bluenorm]

vive la difference.

[@historyflorent4803]

If you want I can translate for you the documents from French to English, send me a message if your interested

[@incomingshell3268]

Bit like a GI wearing stalettotos.....Might look great, until you have to run in mud.....

[@Greendot319]

ha ha

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

Couldn't buy it in the UK? The UK is truly arbitrary and dictatorial. Glad you were able to get it through the NL. I get what you're doing as a collector, but here in the USA we swap carburetors all the time. No big deal once the jets and linkage timings are worked out. I have a local friend that restores original Jeeps as his business, down to the correct spot welds, etc... I'd bet he has just about everything for a war-time Jeep.

[@joeyhickey3022]

What is your Instagram

[@Greendot319]

Don't have one

[@CrackedCandy]

If it doesn't lean its not a willys

[@webijlp2012]

Could you PLEASE speak a little bit SLOWER?