Recent content by whsmith4th

$6500 may well be undervaluing it. That's a nice machine. I'd be more likely to list it for 8000 with best offer over 6000... If it's all original parts, it probably qualifies for museum registration plates.

My Haynes manual has part of what you're looking for. The problem I have found is that AMC (and most car companies during the late 70's and early 80's) were mucking around with a variety of different configurations. Keeping it simple is the best advice I can give you. Not only are you missing...

Check the Morris 4x4 center Jeep Parts, Accessories, and Soft Tops from The Jeep Specialists | Morris 4x4 Center - and send them a message - they have it listed but no part number for the left hand drive. Also, Z&M Jeeps has track bar kits - you'll have to send them a mail also to check for the...

You will need to check all of the previous mentioned items, but I recommend focusing from the simple to the more complicated... tire pressure OK ---> check alignment (this is a classic symptom of the front wheel alignment being out of whack) --->> next check the tie rod bushings - if there is...

All you guys that posted here - a simple bit of advice. Drain and refill your clutch fluid (normal DOT hydraulic fluid) - do it about every 20k miles. If you clutch starts feeling loose, get under the Jeep and adjust the clutch linkage - there is a screw type adjustment for the clutch linkage -...

I have an 81 Renegade here in Finland - I've had the same problem. Your negative battery cable goes to a relay block and the connections at that relay are the most likely problem. Clean them all. Most old CJ electrical problems tend to be caused by grounds. As I work through mine, I replace all...

Keep in mind that there are different thermostats available which open at different temps. 180 degrees is OK. There are also thermostats that open at 160. As long as you aren't overheating to the boiling point, you are fine. Make sure you have enough coolant vs. water for the environment where...

Absolutely, just install a removable nav unit - you can get them for a couple hundred bucks or less. Not only are you concerned about electronics getting wet, you don't want them stolen either...

I can help a little perhaps. I have a 1981 CJ7 Renegade that also had all the vacuum lines removed and was failing emissions tests. Most Jeeps of this era used a combination of valves for controlling vacuum advance and turning on the Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) valve. There were a few...