Pete M

it still exists. and that means it still has stories to tell. and that is everything. so many have become soup cans.

yup, MJs require a different braking procedure than most anything else because they don't have a front prop valve, but rather a rear height sensing prop valve. directions should be in the link in my signature. also in there are a couple writeups for the dual booster from a later model Jeep.

gear ratios paired to drivetrains wasn't yet standardized in 86 so it could have pretty much anything (3.31, 3.55, 3.73, 4.10). easiest way to check is to jack up one rear tire and rotate it around exactly twice while counting the number of times the driveshaft rotates. for example: 3 and a half times is 3.55 gears the 3.4 is a better built engine (it's essentially just a newer version of the 2.8), but if there's nothing horribly wrong inside your 2.8, I personally probably wouldn't put forth the effort to do the swap unless I was also swapping in the EFI. to go through that much gas I'd guess that the tank leaks. could just be the pump seal, but could also be rust. hard to say without looking. the 44 rear axle technically wasn't available in 86, but anything could happen in 3 decades so it's best to look and see. drop your vin into the registry section: https://comancheclub.com/forum/29-1986/

how often do you think you might use the heat in this particular truck?

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have you tried it in the mud yet?

did the truck sit for a while before you bought it? trucks don't like to sit.

hey I found a thing bumped to the top!

novak doesn't have anything?

we don't even have to do that anymore. key-parts is making both of those items. just waiting on those cab corners! it's a weird time to be into MJs. a lot of common parts are getting hard to find, and a lot of rare parts are now just a few taps away from arriving at your door.

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burping can be tricky on the old Jeeps. the temp sensor for the gauges is at the back/top of the head in a 4.0 and so a bubble there can make it look like it's overheating without actually overheating. point the truck downhill and try to bleed air out that very sensor by unscrewing it. do NOT do that when the coolant is hot, but it may be beneficial to fire up the engine once you've loosened the sensor. have a second person on hand to quickly kill the engine if anything goes wrong. is the thermostat a 195* mopar unit?

practice and get good on something that's NOT your truck... then go paint your truck. fenders are cheap. practice painting at weird angles too. practice, practice, practice.

we've got a bunch of "junkyard finds" threads if anyone wants to gather up some of the most recent ones for me to combine into a master thread. also, I got this on "all you can carry" day last month. plus crossmember, shifter, and clutch, etc. plus a steering column. plus a few other things because once you get that first thing, everything else is free. (assuming you can carry it 60ft of course)

this has my vote.

sounds like a winner. but I cannot see the images

don't sweat it, we're all a day behind

can't lie, I would very much like a bajillion torquies with infinite control. still waiting for some sort of bolt-on smaller motors at each corner for even more control.

probably a million to one. did you get to meet the owner?

try rotating the photo on the computer, then rotate it back. that usually works for me. it's a weird hiccup that has to do with how the image saves its orientation.

seems to be fixed?

are they trash because they are considered too stiff? too squeaky? are they rubber or poly?

the factory stuff is already a cold air intake and is actually pretty good at its job. just be sure to remove that little restrictor donut and maybe the butterfly that helps it warm up faster.

on the drivers side of the engine bay on the fender wall is a white ceramic resistor maybe 3" long with 2 wires sticking out of it. just put the wires directly together and bypass the resistor.

we have a mobile version of our site for phones. it's not an app though. As others have said, just use your regular browser and it should automatically go to the mobile version.