Technical Info

General Information

• Decoding Pacer Sticker Stats, 14 April 2000
• Glen Hoag's Pacergram! Since purchasing The Pacer Page Pacer in July 1997, Glen has been kind enough to update the world on the repair of his two Pacers.
  • Pacergram #1: Turn indicator bulbs, gear indicator
  • Pacergram #2: Gear indicator (cont'd), searching for parts
  • Pacergram #3: New shift knob, carburetor rebuild, rear hatch gas cylinders
  • Pacergram #4: Front brake pads and rotors, trekking across the country using the trailer hitch, fuel filter and pump, other fun
  • Pacergram #4a: Inside door handle
  • Pacergram #5: Inside door handle solution
  • Pacergram #6: Front shock absorbers, AMO Nationals
  • Pacergram #7: Automatic transmission fluid leak
  • Pacergram #8: Fuel efficiency increase, new floorboard, differential gasket replacement
• Glen's Pacer Parts Page
• HM's List of Common Pacer Problems and Solutions

Under the Hood

• Finding engine mounts, Glen Hoag (12-14 December 1999)
• Transplanting an engine (24-25 November 1999)
• Carburetor questions, Glen Hoag (6 December 1999)
• Ignition, by Glen Hoag (6 August 1999)
• Which internal spring compressors to use, by Glen Hoag and Paul Kapteyn (4-5 August 1999)

Around the Body

• AMC Colors: A complete set of AMC colors and corresponding color codes, from 1972 to 1988. The color code can be found on the door sticker of your car. Cover, page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. (Thanks to Martin Fredrikson!) Here's an alternate paint code chart for 1975.
• Fixing a leaky hatch, by Charles Patterson (16 November 1999)
• Removing wood grain, by TSLINOA (2 August 1999)

Inside the Cabin

• Reupholstering Pacer seats, by Erin Johnson (Last updated: 26 November 2000)
• Replacing the gear shift indicator cord, Glen Hoag (6 December 1999)
• Touching up silver trim, by John T. Elle (27 August 1999)
• Replacing Pacer seats, by G.T. Paine (30 July 1999)

Everything else...

• Key Coding, via Charles Patterson (17 December 1999)