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The P.O. said that the truck was running like crap and he took the fuel sending unit / tank down and found rust in both of them . He sourced a new tank and an XJ sender ( can be seen in the bed of the truck ) and left it that way for 5 years . I started off with a new fuel pump , used MJ sender , plugs , wires , cap , rotor , serpentine belt and fuel filter , I also had to replace the alternator due to a bad bearing . After replacing everything it fired up and ran beautifully, it's super quiet ( looks like someone recently had an exhaust system put on ) . Next on on the list was switching to gauges instead of the idiot lights.Bought all the necessary parts and everything is working as it should ,I'm getting 40-60 lbs oil pressure and engine is running around 200 degrees. The truck came without power steering and it just so happened that I saved all the parts from my 89 2.5 MJ that was converted to a 4.0 . Here's a before and after pic ...

Good to know , thanks. I used the 10k once when the power went out , other than that it never gets used (I still run it occasionally and keep fresh gas/stabil in it ) .

The Coleman can start the A/c , but I feel it's too loud to camp at night with. I have plans of making a MJ LWB camper trailer (with possibly a wildernest ) and having an A/C unit in the front of the bed for those hot nights .

I was looking at this video and the A/c unit won't be that large .

Honda : https://www.google.com/search?q=honda+eu2000i&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=svin&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjP9L3awobcAhWG6oMKHUt4DksQ_AUIESgB&biw=375&bih=559 Duromax : https://amazinggenerators.com/products/duromax-xp10000e-portable-generator?variant=5676356894751&gclid=EAIaIQobChMImtOg9MKG3AIVCZNpCh0jGQbhEAQYAyABEgKTcfD_BwE

Long story short, a guy wants to trade me (even trade ) a Honda eu2000 generator with less than 5 hours on it for my duromax 10,000 XE generator with probably 25 hours on it . I would like a quiet generator to power a small a/c unit etc (for camping ) and as most people that have generators know you never use them unless you sell them lol. I do have a small Coleman 3750 unit that I can use too , good or bad idea ? Just looking for opinions, thanks

Use this and cut the threads on the one side https://www.google.com/search?q=ford+shock+bolt&client=safari&sa=X&hl=en-us&biw=375&bih=559&tbs=vw:l,ss:44&tbm=shop&prmd=sinv&srpd=13519631706476011432&prds=epd:11003102764777944406,paur:ClkAsKraX5GcK-FlZ2AvqGqJ8oPrZ7jLQCX5j8_RVP_1F5_1dPz63LDScSE30M6HnXg1Gkarxs6Vcy2HEUk8zifnQ6bWsLm-MimJpJZSxX-Q0dQmwh_9w6OkWxIZAFPVH73fnODry7w7txYVfKCxAIImuNKLJw,cdl:1,cid:8490516948625372473&ved=0ahUKEwiL35i-_oPcAhVMUK0KHWDbC3kQgTYIwgQ

The truck is rust free minus the floors it's a 2.5 4 speed 2wd and it has the original rear bumper / black interior . The truck is pretty straight except for a dent above the rear window .

I guess it's about time for a build thread : This 87 MJ popped up on Facebook marketplace . I thought that the building in the picture looked familiar (and it was ) I had spoke with the owner months prior and he wanted $1500 for it . This time I got it for $600 , this guy has two more MJs ( in rough shape) and tried to make me buy two of them . This is what it looked like the day I bought it .

Ok to clarify, I want s picture of a NON molested 2.5 sending unit ....

Anyone have a picture of one ? I have pulled a sending unit out of my 89 MJ that had a 2.5 and it looks identical to my 4.0 MJ sender , the pumps are different sizes and I would like to locate the correct sender so I can get my 87mj started . Thanks in advance. Here's a picture of all the sending units I have, the 3rd one in is the 2.5 sender ....

In your case I would rob the parts from an Xj sender and fix yours , just make sure to get a renix one ( unless you're going HO ) . If if you want to go the rebuilders route , spectra did a good job rebuilding all the ones we sent them when I worked in parts . It takes them a bit to do it ( like 4 weeks ) but it seems like that might not be an issue for you .

And to the OP , if you use the floor brackets from the bench seat they will work .

This . There is no reason for name calling , it's a discussion and I will prove what I'm saying is correct . Here is MJ bench and bucket seats sliders next to each other , you CAN use the floor brackets (both are the same see picture ) . I never said the sliders were the same ....

So mid July then ? What route through Ohio ?

The floor brackets are the same ( circled in red on the MJ bench picture )

You have it listed in your earlier post 56000846

This may help people as well . This is an 86 cargo light kit with instructions, my kit uses jacknuts ....

Pretty sure they are aftermarket.

I haven't gotten that far as of yet , hurt my back again yesterday and had to stop working on the jeep . I will of course check to see if there is a leak for sure .

I don't have any of that material, someone might though. Another good option is finding a good seat and swapping the material over (which isn't hard to do).

Do you have pics of what pattern / color you have ?

My 87 2.5 Comanche that I just purchased needs a fuel pump .The PO told me that the tank and sender had rust inside and he purchased a new tank along with the used MJ sender .Looking at the current pump I ran the Bosch pump part number and it was for a 4.0, so I'm guessing the sender is also from a 4.0 . I went and bought several 2.5 pumps and they are all too small for the 4.0 sender , the only pump I have yet to try is the Carter # p74032 ( no one has one locally). So has anyone made the two work together ? Or do I just look for a 2.5 sender (if that's the problem)?

Cleaned it up and took a couple more pics ... Need to sort out the floors and fuel pump /sending unit . Really a shame that the floors are rotted, it's a nice truck otherwise.

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