Before you start jerryrigging the wiring, something you might want to do is check the ground wire to your wipers. And since turns won't work, besides checking fuses and replacing them, you might want to also check:
1. the screws that hold the fusebox to the frame, usually two 5/16th type, these get vibrated loose and can wreck havoc on electrical stuff if not tight.
2. check the plug on the bottom of your steering column where the steering column plug fits into the main wiaring harness. I can't tell you what a shitty design this is on many AMC
models and sometimes I have simply bumped it with my knee and suddenly horn might not work, or turns, or other things because the little plugs are not solidly touching
3. check to see if your car has a main ground from engine to crossmember. Should be on lower passenger side, if not, go get one from auto parts store for about $5 and install.
4. on the wiper switch, (I'm doing this from memory) I think there is a thin copper wire behind the plast part of dash and this grounds your switch to dash frame. Sometimes if gone or someone missed stabbing the switch this causes it to not work or have two speeds, slow and slower, sometimes it is ultra fast like drinking Red Bull. If not there you can get a wire and eyelet and run it to a variety of places to properly ground it behind the dash. You can also run a wire from ignition, or dash frame to swithc itself, then turn it on, to see if
grounding it (without removing it) works also, sometimes it does, sometimes it don't.
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Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 2:59 PM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Question
How hard would it be to re-wire my fuse panel on my 76 Gremlin? I have to put a piece of wire in my panel to get my wipers and turn signals to work. Should I just replace the panel?
Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@planethoustonamx.com> wrote: Luke, your car is Canadian built. There is no breakdown I am aware of how many particular models except AMX 68-70 monthly production out there, most of these records destroyed decades ago. If you look in my PRODUCTION/TECH file it goes into detail abot the valve cover tags, door metal trim tags, and production figures, although I do not have these for Hornet, but could look them up for calender year and total production if you
want. Your 76 Hornet was built however as you mention, in the first 4 weeks of production in Canada, quite neat to see. Your parts Hornet might be worth saving the tags off of also, as chances are it was in line of sight in same line if built in Brampton.
You know the Brampton buildings were recently demolished. Yes, the famous corner of Kennedy & Steeles road is flat sadly. The shipping area is still there, and used for well, shipping from some company. Rambler Drive....there is nothing left on Rambler Drive except a damned gaping hole.
Sad but true. Like all our Kenosha built cars, you can never go 'home' again.
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Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Hornett vs Mavrick (was: 74 hornet grill)
How many Hornets did they build a month? Mine was built
August 29th 1975 and was number 6184. Vin # A6A087A706184 Brampton built. Also the tag above the headlight has the above date, but the date on the door says September 1975. Also my parts Hornet was built a day before my car.
Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@planethoustonamx.com> wrote: Yes you see a lot of that on ebay. There are people who won't put the VIN in the auction for fear of al queda getting ahold of it. That is dumb as then they have to answer dozens of same questions from potential buyers who want to research the VIN to see if it is true AMX or Javelin or Machine or whatever it might be that the seller claims. No need to be all secret squirrel about it if you put something up in public forum like that, especially ebay,
you know you will have to answer questions, some legit some waste of time but should try to answer them all as all it takes is one person to buy the car, antique, comic book or whatever you selling so put as much info out there as possibly to help people make a educated decision. I think this Hornet (Hornett if Canadian) would have a better chance at selling if he would have not put a buy it now for $2500. That to me, means that is what he thinks the car is max. Whay not just put a reserve of $2200 and no buy it now. I bet the bids would have gotten up more than $760, maybe even approached $1500-$1700. Then, even if unsold, he could always go back to the bidders list and contact them directly and see if they will match or bite on a price.
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Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 2:38 AM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Hornett vs Mavrick (was: 74 hornet grill)
I emailed a guy on Ebay once ecause he had a '73 with the '74 rear setup. He didn't have vin # or the build date posted. He couldn't understand why
I was asking for either one.![]()
Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@planethoustonamx.com> wrote: Yup but the people who wasted his time emailing him because they knew it all failed I guess to see that. Production began for the 1973 models August 1st, 1972. They appeared in dealer showrooms roughly September 14-15th 1972. Production ended for the 1973 models on July 30th, 1973. This car was in regular production at least 4-8 weeks before the 74s would roll off the line and dies changed and new parts brought into bins. Not sure why that is so tough for those folks to understand however, again, all they had to do is simply open eyes before hitting 'email seller a question' perhaps!
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Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Hornett vs Mavrick (was: 74 hornet
grill)
The info tag says the build date was june of "73.
Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@planethoustonamx.com> wrote: This is a interesting comment below by Doc. The reason why is recently on
fee-bait there was a 73 Hornet for sale. Great looking car I may add,
however, the poor fellow was fending off a lot of questions...
ok, fending
off a lot of comments, by people who had emailed him telling him he had a
74. If these people who took time to enlighten him on a car they had never
seen, but knew it to be this or that....had just....taken a moment of their
time.....less time in fact to research the dumb grill as opposed to emailing
him off a auction telling him 'I know for sure shit' they could have saved
time...but
most of all, darn it, learned something!
This is the auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973-AMC-HORNETT-ONE-OWNER_W0QQitemZ320024818984QQihZ011QQcategoryZ5357QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
look at the comments below. Holy mother of gawd where do these people come
out of everyone is a professional! Sign me up like Shaq I am now a officual
policzeman.
All they would have had to do is look at (gee, or buy one, only $9) at the
cover of AMCs own magazine instead of talking out of lower pie hole about
"I'm sure of this, my dad hand built Hornets" or whatever they thought they
were saying. Just buy, or take a moment to look at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330028137872
and they could have saved themselve from looking like a idiot online.....and
possibly saved the seller some grief, hell, he might have gotten more than
$760 bid for it! To me at least, the dumbasses asking questions, with zero
inteition of biddig torpedoed this auction. Granted, I realize they wanted
to be helpful, and the seller should never have put their questions in his
auction as then it makes it appear he don't know waht he is selling. And he
does have a Hornett in subject so maybe he dumbas too, don't know and
invited this.
Still hate to see it happen. This Maverick is almost same condition, and
ugly color to boot and still got $1200 more bidding and no dumbass
questions:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1972-Ford-Maverick-Excellent-Condition_W0QQitemZ280024696326QQihZ018QQcategoryZ6057QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Amazing!
Hope the Hornet (Hornett if Canadian eh!) is relisted, sure is a nice car,
maybe this time the fellow won't have to fend of instant gurus!
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@planethoustonamx.com
www.planethoustonamx.com
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From: <AMC74HORNET@webtv.net>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 4:58 AM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] 74 hornet grill
> There were 2 grills used in 74 on Hornet's. One was used in 73 and 74
> with round turn signal lights and the other was used from late 74 till
> 77 with rectangular turn signal lights. If you have the 74-77
> rectangular grill I would be interested in buying it. Contact me of list
> at amc74hornet@webtv.net
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