Table of Contents Rational Removal R and R Replacement Recap Rational Ever since I’ve owned my ’77 Jeep Wagoneer, the fuel level gauge has been inaccurate. It’s pretty close at empty, but when you fill the tank, it only registers…
The Search for Improved Gas Mileage in a ’77 Jeep Wagoneer 401 V8
When I bought my ’77 Jeep Wagoneer, I intended to use it as a tow rig and (eventually) as a daily driver for my wife and ever-growing family. I rebuilt the AMC 401 myself not long after I bought the…
Jeep Wagoneer Seat Back Repair
The more I drove my ’77 Jeep Wagoneer, the more I noticed that the right shoulder of the driver seat reclined more than the left shoulder. It got worse as time went on, and started to bother my back on…
Trailmaster 4-Way Coil-Over Steering Stabilizer Install on a ’77 Jeep Wagoneer
After I rebuilt the engine in my ’77 Wag and finally started driving it around (including one trip flat towing my YJ to Kansas, I realized that the steering wandered quite easily. I knew the steering box & all the…
CJ/Wrangler Hard Top Hanger & Hoist
For the first two summers that I had my ’95 YJ, the hard top had to sit on a wooden palette on my lawn whenever it wasn’t on the Jeep. Not only was it unprotected from the elements and vandals,…
Heater System Refurb for a ’77 Jeep Wagoneer
As the weather got colder the summer after my engine rebuild, I noticed that the heater in my Wagoneer wasn’t blowing very much air (even with the heater fan on high). I figured that, after 25 years, my heater box…
Replacing a Dual-Post Radio with a DIN-Sized Stereo in a ’77 Wagoneer
Most older full-size Jeeps (FSJ’s), at least up through 1985, came with old dual-post radios in the dash, located above the glove box between the ash tray and the clock. Since you can’t buy dual-post CD players these days,…
Dana 30 Axle Seal Replacement in a ’95 Wrangler
The left front axle on my ’95 YJ had been leaking gear oil out the tube and onto the lower inner knuckle every time I drove it for the last several months. Later on, it was bad enough that it…
Full-Size Jeep Window Wipe Replacement
“Window wipes” is the official term for the weatherstripping that runs along the bottom of all your roll-down windows and (theoretically) prevents water from running down inside your door. After 25 years, these wipes (especially the outside ones) can get…
’77 Wagoneer Tailgate Window Motor Repair
According to Mike Baxter, there are two types of FSJ owners: those who have had problems with their electric tailgate windows, and those who will. I found myself in the former group the day I bought my ’77 Wagoneer. The…