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Visiting new Grand baby in Colorado Springs today. What do I spy???… Hope everyone’s doing well! Even though I bought a JK, I’m still always on the lookout of an MJ!!! Plan on getting back into the game eventually. Still missing mine!!

So happy a ‘Jeep Guy’ is working on this project. This was my old 87. I miss her everyday… but excited to see someone taking her to the next level! Love all the progress so far!!

Sad moment last summer was selling my Comanche. I was at a crossroad and just stalled with moving forward. Bought a 17 Wrangler and that about sealed my 87s fate. Sold it to a local Jeep guy telling him this isn’t a ‘throw a few dollars at it and flip it.’ Fast forward to a few weeks ago. My buddy was on FB marketplace and said ‘does this look familiar’… It was my old Jeep in another location. I contacted the new owner and was pleased to find he’s building her!! He said he was a member here and has big plans with engine, 4x4 and new paint scheme. He’s been updating me on the build with pics. It’s good to know there’s so many of us out there with a passion for these Jeeps. I’m still lurking around these pages. I will own another Comanche one day… I promise you that. Take care crew.. 13 out.

Spotted this in Dyer, In. Unicorns around this part, beat up or not.

71/2 year update. My steering gearbox was shot. Replaced. Problem solved. Humble brag.😎

I was there as well. I posted some pics and vin in the registry. It was picked over already.

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Beautiful truck no doubt. What does one do with a truck like that? It sits in a garage, climate controlled like a time capsule. You take it out ( prob trailer somewhere) to a few shows a year. It’s kinda like a trophy. It sits on a shelf somewhere collecting dust. What would you guys do with it? No I’m not saying turn it into a 4x4 and take it trailing. Just wondering would it sit in your garage?

Ironworker in Chicago. We’ve worked the entire time. It’s business as usual. The social distance thing doesn’t really adapt to my line of work. Nobody in our gang has gotten sick. We rely on one another so we trust if someone is sick they don’t come in. We have masks if we want to wear them so it’s an option if you feel the need. I would say the majority of people going past our job are wearing masks.The ‘essential worker’ thing is thrown around a lot, as that pertains to us. I’m bolting up a railroad bridge. Thanks to all our police, fire and hospital staff who are risking it.

Thanks to EagleScout yesterday for your help. Swapped in new plugs, breather and air filter. Checked and adjusted TPS. Condition still exists. Sounds like a miss when running.( New cap, rotor and wires as well recently) Engine seems to shudder. I’m leaning toward more of an engine issue then sensor. Presently plan to pull off valve cover and check valve springs for any damage, to maybe explain a valve getting hung up or inoperative. I may end up changing out valve seals because oil is still getting into combustion area. I haven’t ruled out rings yet. Like I said earlier for it to be solely the rings, every cylinder would have to have failed since all 4 plugs were oil fouled. At 140 on the engine I can’t imagine this to be the case. Will post more when I uncover more! 2.5 Jeepers Creepers😎

06 Honda Civic. I drive way too many miles depending where my job is at. Great gas mileage, but I do take a lotta heat for driving it. I bought it used so I didn’t have to hear the money went to Japan line.

I’m not sure what year your truck is. I have an 87 RWD No cruise. I ordered one from RockAuto. Not sure if you’ve removed your old cable yet. If you do the part number is printed on the cable, closer to the cluster. The attachment to cluster is different depending on year I believe. Mine has a clip that you squeeze in order to attach. This is the one I ordered. Works fine.

LKQ Blue Island, IL. 89 4.0....already picked over. Missing(taken already) rear lights, tailgate, B pillar lights, emblems, side cab covers. Was listed as 2.5 that’s why I went to take a look.

Thanks Eaglescout for your help. I’m gonna pop off valve cover and inspect but most likely change all valve seals. I will update this post later to see if this rectified my problem.

Just finished a compression test. Readings as follows from rear to front of engine. 120,120,110,130 on my 2.5. I checked tube from valve cover to TB. It appears to be clear and unclogged, I felt suction on it. I am sending a short video of engine running. It sounds like it wants to die out and shudders occasionally while trying to maintain idle. Thanks for any input guys/gals!

Thinking of you bro. One day at a time my man. Hope for a fast recovery. You’re in our thoughts.

Took spark plugs out today. The ends were all covered in oil. Cleaned off( their only a few months old) wire brushed and put back in. Took off TB cover. There was oil residue in there. If you look close in pic you can see it. Still planning on compression test hopefully this weekend. I’m still gonna take a look at the CCV system. Like I said I think it’s malfunctioning somewhere and oil is getting sucked into throttle body... hence rough running and oil fouled plugs. I’ll keep this updated.

Not sure what year you have. I have an 87 2.5. I have a tube there that runs to the TBI.

I replaced valve cover years ago. Just started having this problem. So was it normal for the 2.5 to have oil blow by in the air box?

I already spoke and got some input from Eaglescout. Just seeing what others thought. 2.5 had been running rough lately. Felt like it was losing power and just struggling. I replaced fuel filter.. it needed to be changed and I thought this could be the culprit. Drove for about 20 min. Seemed to be driving fine but still struggling which felt almost like a miss.It has had recent plugs, wires, cap and rotor. My Jeep finally just died out. I waited about 20 min and it started back up. Looked under the hood. There seemed to be oil that had sprayed out. I took the cover off my TBI and it appeared there was oil in here. I checked my oil level it was about 1 quart low. I have a breather cap on my valve cover( I disconnected the hose to air box eons ago with no adverse effects.) and there was smoke coming from under the cover. I attributed this too just being low. Is it possible that somehow the tube that runs from cover to under TBI pulling( sucking) oil into the throttle body? Eaglescout recommended a compression test, which I’m going to do. Sorry long winded but is there a way to put a PCV check valve into this system? Could that be my problem? It always(when I had airbox tube hook up to valve cover) had oil residue in the box. Thanks for any added input. 87 2.5 RWD. About 140,000 on the engine.

Glad your ok Sir. Best wishes on your recovery!

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Thanks to all those that have served. Without your selfless service, what a different world it would be. Semper Fi.

Interior panels... local junkyard, scan the want ads here. You can find some interior paint to color match in case you aren’t able to locate a color specific piece. As far as headliner... I highly recommend SMS Headliners here( located in vendor section) Members also have created their own headliners here with material from a fabric store. The rear piece under the window.... want ads here. You’re gonna learn pretty quick there’s a lot of ‘unicorn’ parts on these MJs! Good luck in your search!