TheDirtyJeep401

Sounds like it was a great deal, espically for how long it has lasted you.

i say if it has the four letter word FORD, then its a no go. Plus alot of escorts breakdown, don't do it, its a college girls car.

Have you checked your flywheel?

I like your Rubicon man, how much was the winning bid??

In my opinion, Id wait the last thnig you want to do is break down then have to be towed home. But at the same time you might be safe for a while. Id wait, when my water pump pulley chipped a peice off, it hit my radiator, I fixed the radiator and thought I could stil drive it. Big mistake. When I was sitting at a stop light, the whole pulley shattered and the belt flew off, I could have done more damage but thankfully, It didnt. And some how still made it home. If you want to risk it or absolutley need it running then you just might have to. Other than that, Id just park it.

Out of curosity, whats your MPG now?

I hope so. never had a problem again.

Foregot to post this, thought id share My dog a while back saved my MJ, How? It almost got broken into. at about 5:00 in the morning. My dog would not stop barking and was starting to get mad it him, as i layed in my bed in silence I heard something outside my room by my truck and our other cars, I then heard someone trying to open my trucks door, and since it has a full handle he grabbed it and rocked my truck and I heard it since my windows were open. I slowly got put of bead and grabbed my survival knife, and walked into the front room slowly. I heard him walking down the driveway down to my dads Dodge Ram. I the ncrept into my parents room and told them there was someone messing with the vehicles an thought they were trying to steal parts of my 71 Javelin. So my dad flung out of bed and opend the front door. I went over to see my truck to see if the theif was there, no sign of him or damage done. I went back into the house and by now my mom called the cops, I turned off the lights and waited to see if he would come back, and he did. He was walking up the road. I then flipped the lights on and he saw me in my doorway wearing a Marines boot camp T-shirt and a knife in my hand, It looked like I was from a a horror movie getting ready to kill someone. He took off running when he saw me. Later in the morning, I looked at the vehicles on more time to make sure nothing was wrong. I turned around and there was a cop talking to my neighbors. I went over and talked to him and he said that the theif stole $1200 worth of roofing tools from him out of his truck. All I can say is thank you mans best friend, and always keep your doors locked at night.

I gues earl*t wanted to hear the story so here it is (Its kinda long) I was getting ready to turn sixteen, so that meant that I would be able to drive on my own (no parents backseat driving) and was looking for a car or truck. I had $1600 to spend on a vehicle. So I hunted on craigslist trying to find a vehicle. thought I found it. It was a Mazda mx-3, it needed work (wanted a DD project to work on with my dad). wasnt to bad, went out to look at it and was ready to buy it, he siad $1000 and you can have it. So I went home and pulled my moms 68 AMX off the trailer so we could put the Mazda on it the next day. When I woke up the next morning, I was getting ready to go pick it up, then I got a text from the guy selling it saying that he couldnt sell it because his wifes cars computer fried and that was the only other means of transportation. On my way home my mom told me that maybe buying that car wasnt meant to be. After all that I saw a jeep comanche listed in Ozark, Mo on Craigslit for $1000. I emailed the guy to see if he still had it, and if i could look at it since I would be in springfield (Just north of Ozark) in a few days for a martial arts tournoment. No reply for three days. Then right when I was leaving the tournoment, I got a email saying he still had it, and I could look at it that day. I emailed him back and asked him where it was located. Got nothing back. Went to eat waiting for a response. Nothing. By now my mom was tired and wanted to go back home, I asked her if we could atleast drive to Ozark for a few in case he emailed me back. We drive down there and waited in a flea market parking lot for about 35 minutes. Got nothing back. Right when I was putting my phone down to tell my mom lets go, there it was, getting ready to turn. I was told my mom to follow that truck, she thought that it wasnt the same truck based on the pic and thought that I was insane, but I knew that was it. So we followed him, for 5 miles to his house. When he parked my mom said you can ask him if he posted it on craigslist, she didnt want to get in trouble for stalking. The boy was staring at me and his dad was loading a desk into the back of a truck. I asked his dad if he was the one sellin the Jeep Comanche. he said yes and wanted to know how i knew. I told him I was the one emailing him about it. He then wondered how I found it, I told him that I saw it driving and followed it. The kid that drove it looked at me and said, You followed me? I told him yes and talked to them about the truck. And the guy said that it was fate finding the truck. The reason he couldnt email me was because they were moving and the internet was messing up. (they were selling the truck because they were moving) I looked at the truck and it was what I wanted. The guy said that I could buy it and he would hold on to it while I ran back to Joplin to get the money , if he could use it to move some furniture to there other house in Ozark. I said deal. Went back to joplin and grabbed the money and ran back to Ozark, My mom was the only one that could drive it at the moment because of it being a standard. And she wouldnt drive it during the day since it was 103 degrees and no A/C so she drove it at night. When I went back to pick it up, the kid that drove it was sad to see it go. They handed me over the original keys (both sets) and it was mine. The pic of it in front of the garage next to the pool wall was the first pic I took of it, that next morning. I wanted a project, and I sure got one. I had to wait 3 months to drive it by myself, so most of the time I just sat in it and listened to the radio in it. Then I got my license, and it was amazing to drive, People have wanted to buy it(friends family), my dad wants one and my mom thinks that since I want 4x4 to sell it and buy a 4x4 truck, and even give it to my brother and I can get another better vehicle, but I won't, this truck is my prized possesion Its not going anywhere. By the time my bro gets it I would have too much money into it to part with it, so he can just get his eclipse, but the MJ is staying with me. To this day it still is mine and July 28 is the day I got it, almost a year. As for the working progress and those interseted in the build, Its going slow, trying to find a job so that I can change that. But I promise you since its summer, a lot is going to get done. And thanks for being interested in my slow build lol

Has it held up well?? I like what you did there, just wondering but where did you get the front bumper? I like it, and how you lined it too, can't wait to see what it looks like on the MJ.

:yeah that: I use to turn my music up loud for that reason, mine was just the plastic panel underneath the rear window rattled like no other.

Please do, I am constantly hauling stuff and would like it to hold up well.

Thought it was it saw the St Louis on the liner and was thinkin it was it, glad I found the link and glad that the MJ went to a good owner, Have fun with it!!!!! :thumbsup:

Did you put it on yourself? It does look nice.

http://comancheclub.com/topic/22814-my-89-comanche-project/ Is it the same one??? Looks like it.

I know I havent been on Comanche club verylong, but I swear that one was on here years ago, did you get it in missouri? But either way, thats a nice Comanche. :thumbsup:

Thats one I have heard is good, and it sounds durable too.

I was looking at bed liners either spray or roll on, I know some people have them, just wanted to get peoples opinions on what they have and if they have any recomendations. Thanks

The bigger the tires the more it takes to move them, depending on how you have it geared.

I was thinking morris 4x4 center had some, but don't remember

There is a few of those here, there is a nice black one that is a short bed and black, looks nice on the outside, but you can here it knocking from a mile away. wish it was mine

Ah, so those were the bad boys you were telling me about? Those things are going to rock. And you made some progress!!!! :thumbsup: have fun putting it all together, and be sure to take pics when you get those 37's on, can't wait to see that.

I go to auto zone, they are good since the guy I talked to owned am XJ and he wants an Comanche. :thumbsup: So he knows what he is looking for.

Ive always done good with them, had a lot of people recommend it, and I liked it

Did the acid get all over the engine compartment?