Fernando87mj

You’re right , it’s such a shame seeing a such a nice Comanche head to the jy , wish it could’ve been fixed

Man that’s devastating, she was a really beauty , how bad was the damage ?

Really ? Like what ? Working at Honda as a tech I also get to see all the issues that the new cars tend to have. I know

My 87 has it , unfortunately my 88 wasn’t ordered with a rear bumper and now has a few so not sure about that one. maybe it was Chrysler cutting costs after they acquired amc ? It seems like the older renix era jeeps had cooler interiors with more chrome etc

Made sure to clean the fuse block connector to avoid any future problems. put it all back together, everything is working as it should

Old and new

Well I knew my fuse block wasn’t In the best shape. I’ve been putting this off since I bought the truck 2 years ago so I finally ordered some fuse pins. Taking apart the fuse block wasn’t to bad. This fuse connector was done for. This one is for the brake lights. I’m currently working little by little. It gets really hot here in Vegas pretty quickly and I work on it during dawn and sunset. ill keep updating this. I need to replace the other pins on the fuse block and I will update with the finished product

Did you replace the battery ? Or just Charge it ? I went through this last week , I though my wife’s wj had a parasitic draw but it was just the battery that was bad. I took it to work , hooked it up to the fancy Honda battery charging tool and the battery only charged up to 11.9v. Let the battery sit all day at work unplugged and by the end of the day it was at 4.3 volts

Drive it around for a while and let the computer relearn , my wife’s wj did that when the battery went bad last week

Now what I have to do now, i still need to: -address the rear pinion seal seepage (sigh) -Fix the leaking trans cooler hose (easy) - Check if it’s the weep hole that’s leaking from the water pump, or if it’s just the lower radiator hose that’s seeping -unclog the hvac drain tube I just detailer her yesterday , and man , it cleans up really good , had to wax that nice blue finish.

Haven’t done much to it , I replaced the two piece sunroof trim with a one piece rubber piece from a newer wj from the junkyard old two piece trim Then this is the newer style one piece seal I also replaced the special quadradrive transfer case fluid. The fluid was really dark and dirty , I’m not sure if it was ever changed before me Since I had bought the Jeep , one thing that bothered me was the way the door panels fit,. I ordered some new clips from eBay and all is good now last thing I did was also replaced the stretched throttle cable that had been bugging me. Luckily I scored this mopar cable for 20$ no picture of the new cable Installed but you get je picture

Make sure to post pics when you get it ! The drivers leather is staring to get worn on my wife’s wj and I want to keep it looking pristine

Nice to see another Vegas memeber On here

Went the the jy yesterday and finally snagged up the towing package fan. I’m happy With this upgrade , one thing I absolutely love about older jeeps is that you can bolt on parts from better jeeps. This fan took 20 minutes to Bolt on and now I have more peace in mind and the a/c seems to blow even colder now which is always a plus ! I also think it’s funny how Chrysler just used the same gauge cluster from the limited v8 in the limited 4.0. We all know that the red line isn’t that high on the 4.0

Also a while back , I cleaned and detailed the interior , man this thing cleans up really good. I cleaned and conditioned the leather to try and keep it looking it’s best.

This was a while back but we took it off road on a dry lake bed , I think it’s funny because my wife doesnt like driving but when we go off-road she always wants to take the wheel! there was a few mud pits and decided to test the Quadra drive , I love this thing

On the center console where the coin tray is at on the newer jeeps

Man I agree with you so much ! My 88 comanche was parked in someones backyard baking In the hot Vegas sun for a few years and is now a dd thanks to all the info and help on this website. I also plan on making mines 4x4 eventually but just for easy trails and with no lift . I don’t like beating on the Comanche I just want the 4x4 in case I need it if a trail gets to difficult for 2wd.

I still need too: replace cts with oem mopar replace tps with oem

Even the radiator hose was the original with amc markings on it

This is probably why had a small drip under the water pump. This is the original unit most likely , it even has the oem amc markings. fan clutch was pretty shot too and was covered in oil. The new Hayden units can be heard when engaged at works perfectly to bring the temp down when at idle.

This explains why the engine never warmed up and why I had poor heater performance Stuck open thermostat

Cooling system update: i finally got to work on the Comanche , working as a tech leaves me not wanting to do anything with cars somedays but I still enjoy enjoy wrenching on the Comanche and the wife’s wj most of the time the items I replaced were water pump-gates replacement thermostat- oem mopar Fan clutch - Hayden replacement 91+ thermostat housing 97+ heater tube lower radiator hose-gates replacement idler pulley-Gates replacement Everything went on perfectly and I’m happy with the performance of the cooling system. I’m going to drain and refill the water with actual antifreeze In the next few days. I just wanted to run her a while and check for leaks.

1988 Jeep Comanche base 2wd 4.0 5 speed ba/10-5 dana 35 3.07 gears open diff gauge package dealer installed a/c originally had bucket seats but I put those in my 87 and has a bench now. Its daily driven 50-60 miles a day. 144,xxx as of now.