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The truck does have disc brakes and 15" wheels. I have never had a brake booster go bad, but I guess that is a possibility.? The truck sat for 3 years before I bought it (after the previous owner died) so that might be part of the problem. When I use the brakes, it tends to pull to one side then...

Wow, I used to think Delco-Remy was the best.? Of course that was 50 years ago. By the way, I took the Power Wagon out for the first drive since I drove it home several months ago and was less that impressed with the brakes! When I drove it home I was mainly on the interstate and only used the...

By the way: on the topic of "timing" a wiper motor, I found out that is true. I hooked the lever/arm assy. back up to the motor and , when I turned it on, the arms/blades went the wrong direction, breaking the plastic connector on the blade as it ran down into the cowel vent! After taking it...

Well guys, here's an update. I had my parts guy order another wiper motor, picked it up, brought it home, plugged it in (without mounting it) and had the same result (run only on fast, wouldn't park). So, I knew the chances of getting two bad rebuilt motors is extremely unlikely. So, back to the...

I hadn't heard of it either, until I watched that video.? After I posted the post yesterday, I went out and checked the wiper motor to see if it had splines, which would make it easy to get the thing "out of time". I installed the new motor a few months ago so I couldn't remember what it was...

Hey Guys, Steve aka Fossil, here in Tn.. I have posted here a few times and really appreciate all the help I have gotten. So.... my '78 W150 Power Wagon has been a project and I haven't driven it since I drove it home when I bought it about 5 months ago. It had several small issues that I have...

Yeah I need a hood and am looking at about $800,plus several patches and smaller parts. But I'm not really into rat rods so will have to bite the bullet. I will try year one. I have the plastic under bed tank that is stock and figure it would be crazy to not replace this while the bed is off...

Hi Gremlin, no I haven't even thought about them for something like this, but I will check it out. I am about to start restoring a '59 Chevy Apache and plan to get the body parts from them, but really hadn't thought about them for this kind of stuff. Thanks, Steve (Fossil)

Hey guys, I have the bed off my '78 W150 Power Wagon to replace the gas sending unit and the wood in the bed. I thought about using "plastic" deck boards but after reading a few posts have decided to go with oak instead. But, I have veered off topic, sorry. The question I need to ask here is...

Yeah, I am looking for the rubber spacers and might have to make some out of some rubber belting I have. BTW, good looking early Power Wagon on your photo! I have always liked those. Thanks for the input. Here is a pic of the '70 Jeep Commando I restored then sold to buy my Power Wagon. Have a...

Thanks Guys. I would just as soon have the truck a little lower, but if I remove the extra spacers in the rear I would then have to change the springs on the front, since there are no spacers to remove there. The front springs sit right on the diff housing and the truck is level. I really don't...

Hey guys, Steve here. I have recently bought a '78 Power Wagon and I am fixing a few issues before putting it into service. I have pulled the bed off to get to the gas tank and replace the sending unit and will refloor the bed while it is off. When I got the bed off, I noticed this rod which...

Well, back on the Power Wagon ( got side tracked). Here's where I'm at now. After the last post, I installed a new wiper motor (rebuilt actually) and it works like a champ..... on HIGH, but nothing on low. With the age of this truck, as long as the parts I think are giving trouble aren't too...

Thanks for the replies guys. I wiggled the connector gang plug on the wiper motor and the motor rotated. It did it sporadically so I removed it and put power straight to the low and high speed posts and it worked fine.? So, I assume this is a connection issue. So, since it is a bit of a hassle...

Hey Guys/gals, Steve (aka Fossil/Foss) here and new to the forum. I recently bought a one owner, low mile '78 Power Wagon and have a few issues I want to address before I put it on the road. First is the gas gauge doesn't work. The gauge in the left dash panel is a SW (Stewart-Warner) unit and I...