New member here!! Great site! In the mid 90's my first rig was a 1986 Jeep Comanche 2wd. Had the terrible 2.8 v6!! When I bought it the only thing wrong with it was no tranny. All I could find at the time was a AX-4, so that's what went in it. The truck had 4.10 gears and at 60 mph howled something terrible. I ended up blowing the motor and my dad and I rebuilt it. I put that truck through hell and it kept coming back for more :)
Now to present day......been looking for a truck to haul a four wheeler and other various odds and ends, so I thought "What better truck to look for than a Manche!!" I found one on Craigslist and promptly bought it. 1989 2wd 4.0 shortbox, with 5-speed pukegoat. 193k on the ticker and partially torn down due to PO wanting to put a 4.0 HO in it. Got it home and started tearing into it. Pulled interior out and threw out the carpet. Only rust on the truck is a couple of small spots in the passenger floorboard. Body is in good shape. I put the a/c compressor, pulley's, alternator and starter back on. PO threw injectors out, so I found another set on ebay (didn't want to spend $ on new just in case motors isn't any good.) My plan is to run the original motor till it dies. Also bought with the truck a 97 block, 96 head, 95 intake, and a 93 Ax-15 tranny.
Sorry for the long rant....will post pics as soon as I get'em on photobucket.
