Jay was trying to get a rear brake hose thru a PA NAPA store, and they couldn't find one...hmm, I KNOW I'd bought mine there. So , I go to my VA store ...
OK all... so some of you may remember that I was having transmission fluid leakage issues... So I bought a new gasket and filter, dropped the pan, changed the...
I don't know if this is much help. I had transmission fluid leak in my pacer. as I looked under the car I could see it drip. If I put it under load it just...
Look for a different transmission shop. I have had transmission rebuilt out of the car before. You might even try a college automotive transmission course. ...
Probably asked this before, or someone else did.. Last winter was the final straw for my poor Pacer wagon's headliner, and also my wife's Aries K car.. what...
... disease"....the board was solid, but he velour cloth came loose and Sagged, until one day I was wearing it around my head like a hat....so I took the...
I've seen kits at like Pep Boys come with the adhesive and material to recover the form. The route I take is to go to a fabric store (JoAnn's Fabrics is who I...
On Monday, May 03, 2004 7:48 PM , ... Thanks, Scott... good directions.. how much of a job to get the old one out without damaging anything.. is there a step...
... I have also been looking at the Conversion Headliner Kits on the Web.. they seem to come complete and are intended to fit over the existing liner.. this...
Snip In AMCPacer@yahoogroups.com, "C D Patterson" <cdp@i...> wrote: what is the collective knowledge regarding replacement or repair?.. or do I just bite the...
You'll have to remove all the plastic from around the top of the windows, door opening, etc. This is basically what holds the form in place. Naturally you'll...
On both a Pacer and a K car, I just cut off the drooping cloths. Sanded down the junk remaining on the carboard/masonite and then sprayed the headline flat...
On Tuesday, May 04, 2004 1:02 AM , ... Thanks to all the expressed their thoughts and experience.. as I have already restored one Pacer Coupe, this wagon is a...
The motor mounts on the 1980 wagon I am working on were dead!!!! The engine sat nicely on the cross member and the power steering rack. I ordered Anchor Doan...
Thanks John. I recently had mine rebuilt, and they appear to have broken again! This infomration may come in handy. Dan ... __________________________________ ...
moving forward in my quest to save my pacer from the junk pile i found yet another dead end.powered her up after patching up minor electrical issues and all it...
Jason, Are there any signs of electrical life at all? Headlights, hoen, anything? If not, you have a bad connection. My Pacer was sparking like crazy at the...
the old relay i replaced made noise when trying to start in all gears,new relay dosent make a noise at all.when putting in starter the connector broke but...
on the up side every other electric thing works great down to the am radio and license plate bulbs,no problems there.only starting.with all else said,i only...
I would pull the starter, and see if it spins when electricity is put to it. If you bypassed the solenoid, you might get sparks, but it should spin. Dan ... ...
There is a few things that can be done to help isolate the problem. It does help if two people are involved for some of the tests. By in large, the helper can...
... spark, that isn't the place to jump the solenoid to get the starter started. Jump between the BIG one coming from the battery to the small one closest to...
I did it similar, I got the old mount out, put the new mount in and peened the edges over and then tak welded the mount to the bracket. One thing I wasnt sure...
John E's info was very informative, and I had a similar problems with my aunts 76 pacer about 5+ years ago that I can share. Now it has 78,000 miles. Similar...
From what I have heard , its the foam backing that disentegrates and causes the fabric to droop. When doing the replacemnt fabric you have to remove ALL of the...
Snip So I bought the kit from Pep boys to do the concord, and then found a local convertible top/uphosltery and vinyl roof shop in Rhode Island that said they...
On Sunday, May 09, 2004 10:13 PM , ... Thanks very much for the benefit of your experience and all your instructions. I have saved this [and others] messages...
Hi all, Today I went shopping at Gericke US Autoparts in Frankfort Germany. For me not too far from where I live in Holland. "Only" some 280 miles, which I...
