Will a SEIZED Grand Wagoneer RUN and DRIVE after sitting for YEARS?

[@DeanofMachines]

Just what I needed on a Wednesday while home and sick on the couch! Strange enough I now have a hunger for a French dip sandwich…

[@BuildSeason]

@@DeanofMachines 🤣

[@weegeemike]

Same. Im home sick as well. Why is everyone sick at the same time? Did they chem-trail us with a bunch of bacteria and viruses? 😂😅

[@michaelhoskins832]

Hope you start feeling better.

[@DeanofMachines]

@@weegeemike its the dang ole weather change!!! Gets me every year.

[@DeanofMachines]

@@michaelhoskins832 thanks man I really appreciate that. Day 3 and Im feeling better.

[@brianandrews7099]

Those trucks had three weaknesses; rust, miles of vacuum hoses, and electrical gremlins. Outside of that, they are unstoppable!

[@danielbauerbach]

Junkyard digs brought me here. But you got me to stay for the whole video!

[@muzicbarber]

JYD sent us lol Hi - I'll be watching your channel now 🎉😂

[@BuildSeason]

@@muzicbarber thank you for checking us out!

[@SouthernCharm2025]

Man, thank you for this. No one ever does a will. It run and drive on the Grand Wagoneer. The white ones are beautiful. I'm partial to the purple Wagoneers

[@debiw2222]

Great job Steve! I knew you could do it!! Mike says you need to add more concrete so you don't tear up your grass. Lol

[@hunterswiski8398]

I’ve had good luck either knocking a freeze plug out and putting a block heater in it or inline heater on the bottom coolant hose for adding heat to the engine block

[@DesertHack]

I own a 1988 GW. I'm really excited to see you tackling things on this that I'm probably trying to figure out myself

[@tommyvan4609]

WOOHOO New Build season!!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@TheGearTurtle]

My dad owns a 87 Jeep Grand Wagoneer, the last year that AMC made the last Wagoneer before they were bought out, the sunroof may leak with heavy rainfall and the windows have flextracks and if broken the windows will not go back up and the back window might also have a few issues and the shift linkage goes out and I'm not kidding get rid of it because it will not go into park and might roll away and hit something, they make aftermarket shifters for the 727 and have fun trying to get parts because there's not many companies who make parts for a Wagoneer, you can swap the motor in a Wagoneer it will take a bit of fabrication and lots of little things, I love these AMC jeeps and we have 3 but their great for off-road or a street machine/show car or a summer cruiser, so that's all I can say but jeeps like the Wagoneer are prone to rusted out rocker panels and floor in the north say like Michigan or Wisconsin

[@aa-xh6em]

Brake hoses can be obtained at a lot of places. Bjs off-road, Rockauto, Teamgrandwagoneer etc etc.

[@chevymontmarlo]

Kevin's Got one of these! Maybe bring it out there to get Kevin to work in it again !(it's Mooks actually but)

[@deanklug6441]

I believe your ignition switch harness was melted due to the starter not disengaging and that probably also led to the switch failing

[@TractorFella]

I've always loved the Wagoneer! It's on my bucket list of vehicles to own 😁 Great find!

[@JeronWhite]

Great jeep

[@noahbones1221]

The XJ hate is crazy.. most car and jeep people ive met love em, and alot actually prefer them to wranglers. Bulletproof drivetrain… 4.0 with aisan trans.. and from personal experience far more reliable than the amc 360 SJ’s.. don’t get me wrong though i love the full size jeeps.

[@MrGaryRoberton]

The 360 I had was a good engine, but the timing chain was totally stretched. Once it was done reliable as anything. The 86 wagoneer reminds me of the one Carrie Fisher drove in the Movie " The Burbs" with Tom Hanks. Cheers for the troubleshooting....

[@The_Sword_Rules]

LOL "Sunburn from a desk lamp" LOL Great job reviving that legendary Jeep! But the XJ hate... I've got an 1998 XJ with 315k miles that I'd put up against that Wagoneer any day. 😀

[@BuildSeason]

Fair enough! That’s impressive!

[@The_Sword_Rules]

@@BuildSeason I bought my "Toaster" from New Mexico and did a full build with it. Started with the leaking main seal, valve cover gasket, intake\exhaust manifold gasket (original engine btw). Fully replaced suspension with a 3" lift and larger tires. Brakes, master cylinder, radiator, injectors, plugs, wires, all bushings, fixed wiring gremlins, headliner, clock spring, all LED lighting throughout, spare tire swing gate rear bumper, full exhaust, you name it. Insanely fun and easy to work on a rust free XJ! I have a ton of pictures but never filmed it, (during COVID and break from my KZbin activity). I did put the full story on my channel now, with the history. When I was done I drove it to Indiana to the Bad Lands Off Road Park and wheeled. Gotta love the old Jeeps!

[@RickWilliams-i8z]

Awesome job got to admit the first time I saw it I had my doubts

[@wadewilson6628]

"its an AMC 360. Which means-" Which means it burns oil and throws main bearings at the drop of a hat. I grew up with these vehicles. Time has warped peoples perception on how good these cars really were. There was a reason AMC went bankrupt.

[@Quiparounddreams1999]

Yeah... My uncle had a wagoneer with a 360, kept it in Amazing condition cosmeticwise. In the end he ended up swapping in a 426 in it... (This is me retelling from him, so if it doesn't make sense, don't get at me)

[@noahbones1221]

Would take amc straight sixes over there v8’s anyday

[@mundanestuff]

Nice job on the jeep, interested to see it finished.

[@RockRick450]

Gosh was i the only one yelling at the tv that the starter is dragging. I was cringing the whole time lol. Those engines were hot garbage in most cases anyhoo. Besides that, I have always wanted a jeep J10 or J20 with a Ford or Dodge small block, for a good reason ( parts available). Cheers Build Season, you are off to a good start. Don't take my anti AMC comments personally.

[@olikat8]

Friend had a GW for years. 360/727 combo...it got worse mileage that my F350 SD, crew cab, long bed with a Warn bumper/winch combo- oh, and a V10. Get them on the highway, he was single digit MPG at 70 MPH and I could eek out 12 MPG. The GW is more plush in the seats, carpet, and ride- definitely shorter & not as tall, too (the truck is like driving an aircraft carrier in town)

[@royhaught9516]

It's always exciting to get a motor unsized! I had a Ford that had the Duraspark ignition or never start " Brain Box '' I always carried 2 or 3 extra boxes with me to make sure I could get back!%

[@j.wobbly]

awesome video!

[@LindsayDunia]

Junkyard digs did not bring me here; KZbin's suggestion did. I hit subscribe when you said Junkyard Digs.

[@MarcoAAOrtiz]

My fathers car. I really love ❤

[@6ftwoody3839]

Awesome video

[@walterrobbins4470]

That starter looks like the same one as the Ford 351 for about 1980

[@gtametro]

31:19 I had to replay that 🤣

[@danhillier534]

First time watching. I had a '74 Cherokee an later an '83 GW fresh outta high school. Both tough rigs, but the tailgates an lower rockers on both rusted so bad, they were scrapped. 360 engine was awesome.👍 ill be watching your progress.😊

[@BuildSeason]

Thanks for watching and I’m glad you like the videos!

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

Nice jeep.. I am a Mazda guy and mess with firewood when I am not in the office..

[@BuildSeason]

I think I've see your channel before! Thanks for giving us a look!

[@walterrobbins4470]

Square fan belts were a factory option

[@DavidWilliamsTellYourStory]

Awesome to see more AMC/Jeep content. Let me know if you wanna work on an 83 Eagle lol.

[@BuildSeason]

@@DavidWilliamsTellYourStory if it’s the 4wd version that thing would be cool with a turbo….😎

[@DavidWilliamsTellYourStory]

@ Im down for that.

[@matthewc3120]

I love these Wagoneers

[@screamnmonkee]

Those eaten hoses are the 4wd switch

[@haroldrogers6083]

I had a 81 same interear same color inside , tan outside with the woodgrain that i bought contact shelf paper and fix mine the car polished up nice .

[@cmcferin]

So awesome thanks for another great video and congrats on getting this thing back on the road! Ish :)

[@BuildSeason]

Thanks! More to come!

[@BhutHabanero]

Awesome channel, definitely hooked on your content. Also I’m in northern IL so I can relate to how garbage the weather has been lol

[@BuildSeason]

Thanks, glad you're enjoying it!

[@shaneslaughter2484]

First time watching ya dig the rig has anyone ever told ya that you sound like Rick from Rick and Morty 😂 would love to hear you say I'm pickle rick!!

[@rkn3045]

if your oil pressure is low and your blood pressure is high you probably have an AMC 360.

[@Christian-McKinney]

JYD sent me!

[@Engineerd3d]

The timing sounded way off!

[@JoshuaMorgan51]

🔥🔥 36:05

[@phillipbremer7715]

those 360 were in everything light verison of the ford industrial commercial engine even gm pie had slice them

[@StreetKing2024]

Kevin Sent Me But Ima Stay

[@aarongunter5582]

Same jeep that John candy drove

[@ninohernes]

Mmmm, French dip!

[@phillipbremer7715]

reason i call them is chirping brakes fans power steering even ac plus parakee dont often people chieften or grand wagon all great but sure drink gas

[@raymondwidell8701]

I came for a turbo 360 JEEP. Can you make that happen?

[@CAVEMANENGINEERING]

I like your voice you sound like seth rogen lol

[@amberfanning4547]

It's as old as I am

[@conorcuomo4283]

When Chrysler took over in 87 jeep lost it build tough won't die 86 last great jeep

[@noahbones1221]

That’s fuckin crazy talk. Jeeps greatest era was easily 87-06 with amc’s 4.0 straight six. Far more reliable than the amc 360 was. Not to say jeep was necessarily bad beforehand, especially amc 258 straight six jeeps. Grand wagoneers and CJs are awesome.. I mean chrysler used to be good at one point. They pretty much saved jeep…. Then drove it into the ground in the early 2000s..

[@danwiegelman3443]

From Waukesha WI

[@BuildSeason]

@@danwiegelman3443 awesome! Glad to see local viewers! Thanks for watching!

[@ArthurL-po8vx]

Hey guy i could be wrong but the starter that whole time cranking and it being on never Unengaged it sounded like it was stuck on

[@RECURT]

I thought the same thing

[@ElChompoX]

Dude it sounds like your starter is sticking

[@ElChompoX]

Ooh 🤣

[@CourtJ_ml9to]

Comment love bruh Frm CHICAGO

[@brandonbrenny4327]

You must be from near Appleton? I’m near cadott. Just east of Eau Claire. Like watching a local ish person

[@BuildSeason]

@@brandonbrenny4327 yes near Appleton!

[@bassclefconnoisseur]

Greetings from Antigo, Wisconsin...what part of the state are you located, if I may ask? I really enjoy your vids... good flow and vibes...mmmm, French dips 🤤

[@BuildSeason]

@@bassclefconnoisseur Appleton area!

[@danielparsons3995]

Hmmmmm ........... Sure...

[@rodneyjohnson4438]

Where is kaven why are you on kaven channel

[@phillipbremer7715]

they were nice rig but all day every day old flat finder like 600 junkers or obs parakees or grad parkees lot time rebuild efi or add 4-5 speed rig is cheap easy nothing like old 4 cyl they crawl like goat sip gas all day

[@nealrebman2885]

Eewwwww Brotha!

[@TheGearTurtle]

I forgot to mention about the electrical issues from AMC, they used very thin wires and this is a problem that I haven't found a solution to but the turn signal will in some cases not work, for my dad's it's not much of a problem because it's a dune truck but if you want to use it a lot you might as well find a alternative to the current fuse block if that problem is present and the duraspark is trash my dad got rid of his rights away and went with a distributor instead of that

[@bennetfox]

As much as I love AMC, unfortunately they are a mishmash of Ford, GM and Dodge parts!!

[@BuildSeason]

@@bennetfox theoretically that should increase the chances of finding parts right? lol

[@TomStarcevich-fb3qo]

🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙👍

[@rodneyjohnson4438]

You are not kaven why are you trying to be kaven

[@brianandagnes6812]

Thats NOT a truck

[@mdss4310]

You understand that’s not a truck right?

[@EricHanson-b2b]

Great rigs if u can find those scarce parts for them.

[@dougsmart3678]

The eww brother eww joke aint funny its told byca man tht wears a robe.