Leaving the windshield down.

I can only assume this is due to leaving the windshield down and water leaking into the cover via the windshield frame channel. $67.00 for a new wiper motor at my local FLAPS.
The cover seal seemed to work well, it apparently kept ALL the water in there!



By the way, where's my fuse box on this thing? Briefly looking up under the dash I found 3 in-line fuses and that need replacing, but driving into work this morning I just recalled that I haven't seen the fuse box yet.

 

'76 was first year for a modern-style fuse block. I think '75 had a couple circuits run through a glass fuse type box, but pretty sure your '74 are just inline.

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Who did you get the motor from for 67 bucks i payed over a hundred from 4wdhardware. Actually i payed it twice but thats another story

 

My 75 has a regular old style glass buss fuse box located above the parking brake on the interior firewall. Fuses for every circuit on the jeep. If you don't have such a creature, my understanding is that what fuses you have are inline. I thought the 74 had a fuse box like the 75, though.

 

Yes. Darn sure a '75 has a fuse box, and it's the first year.

Huh. I would expect you'd have to leave the windshield down all the time and drive in the rain for that to happen. Not many people would do that. The cover is like a cup - you could drill a little hole at the lowest point for it to drain.

 

Yep, the earlier CJ5s don't have original fuse boxes, just those stinkin in-line fuses everywhere. At least its simple.

You can get replacement in-line fuse housings at your local FLAPS, most of mine self destructed when I looked at em hard and had to be replaced. In the distant future I'm going to rewire the ole' girl, but for now its just a rat's nest.

 

That would be Corsicana Auto Parts here in my home town. One of those part stores that have been around for ever and compete with autozone and OReallys, with personal know how and good service. They sell napa parts. I'm friends with the owner and he does a dam fine job of getting what I need, and if he doesn't have it, I've seen him send someone across town to get what I need while I wait.

As far as the fuse box goes, I guess that's why I haven't seen one. That kept messing with my head considering my chilton's covers the chassis wiring diagram for both '74-'75 and it clearing identifies a fuse box. I was about to cut back on my beer consumption, but guess I'm in the clear.

The inline fuses containers under the dash have weak and brittle plastic. First one I grabbed this weekend to check the fuse broke into and sprung a fuse into the floor board. I've already decided that with the amount of time I'm about to spend under the dash, I'm going to take the driver's seat out and make a comfortable pad for working under the dash. None of the tail lights work except for one rear marker light. No reverse lights, high beam doesn't work but low beam does, cigar lighter doesn't work and a few dangling wires hanging from under the dash. This is the tedious stuff I dread. I could use some training on how to use a voltage meter here.

 

As you tackle the wiring, these may help.

The Chilton wiring diagram.


Also,
I had just finished wiring up my Turn Signal when I wrote these.
They may lend some help in your wiring quest.
A lot of the tail light wiring runs through the Turn Signal, so make sure and clean it up too.
As for the Hi-Lo beams, assuming the bulbs are good, probably a bad foot switch or just bad connections. I replaced my switch, and in the process realized the old one was good, just corroded connections.
Good Luck.

http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43850

http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43894

 

A big help indeed my friend!

Tim, the previous owners used the jeep on their farm. Until I got the title in my name, it hadn't been registered since 1980. Matter of fact, it wasn't even on the records of the Texas Motor Vehicles list anymore. They created a new title for it using the VIN number. The couple is an older couple and I seriously doubt they ever drove it any where other than their farm.

 

When I rewired my 75, I just pulled the whole dash and worked on my workbench. It's a lot better than laying under the dash. Someone swapped in a later model steering colunmn and 76+ dash so my wiring was totally screwed up. If you're flexible about staying original, you can buy aftermarket bulkhead connectors as well as fuse blocks. Both make the job a lot easier.