NC Tom

I second the flatbed over a Ranger bed. Personally, a flatbed would/could be very useful, look more custom and you have many options to build what works best for your budget. The lines of the Comanche are distinctive for a pickup. Any other bed would look Frankenstein-ed. The fabrication involved would likely be close to just re-skinning your stock bed.

Finally got around to looking at this again. Noticed the idler pulley has just a slight bit of play in it. Is this okay, or is no play better?

Dang! You trying to grow corn in there? (of course, mine don't even work, so. . .)

More questions from a noob. Before I enlist the services of radio-guru, Minuit, I'd like to bench test this radio out of the MJ. Can I use a battery charger? If so, what rear connector pins do I hook jumpers to so I don't fry this thang?

Well, I haven't made any progress on this at all. I may just go with ceramic and see how long they last on these mountains.

No worries. I would like to try this on my own though. Have you tried to add aux by disabling the tape or removing the tape altogether?

Dang! I do have the 7214. And I was all excited about hacking this thing with a aux jack! To answer your question about left and right channels, no, I don't know. However, I'm not overly concerned about backwards balance if that's the end result. What I WAS going to do: Using female pin connectors, attach the red wire to a pin and the white wire to the other pin. Attach copper wires to the metal body. So, Minuit, what are my options? I don't care about losing AM. I also don't care about losing the tape, if that's an option.

Need to reopen this ancient thread. I recently pick up a P56007214 from a 92 Cherokee. Believe it or not, $12 off CL. PO says tape not working, but I don't care about that at all. I do want to add an AUX jack like what's listed here. I have identified the pins and I have a stereo wire that I have sacrificed for this purpose. However, I only kind-of understand the wiring. In the attached pic, I have two wires in each bundled wire. The red with bare copper is "-" and the white with bare copper is "+". They connect to a make stereo plug. Based on the thread, am I connecting the "+" wire to both of the radio pins, and the "-" wire to the ground? What do I do with the two copper wires? I'm hopeful someone is still interested in this.

I have not seen the rears, yet. I'll check with Big Dave. Sent from my MJ-MIM (Messaging Interface Module)

Haven't really looked into a swap. Figured it be kind of pricey. Sent from my MJ-MIM (Messaging Interface Module)

Any long-term updates to this old thread?

Anyone have any experience with these: https://www.carparts.com/details/Jeep/Comanche/Powerstop/Brake_Shoe_Set/1988/Pioneer/6_Cyl_4-dot-0L/P15B267.html I'm looking at semi-metallic because of the mountain driving. The Jeep auto 2-1 gear set-up seems truly retarded to me, so I ride my brakes more than I would like.

No new belt yet. HOWEVER, I did notice what appears to be a crack in the power steering pump pulley. Hoping someone here can verify that it is a crack or just normal manufacturing. If so, that may be the issue for my chirp.

Just a thought about reproduction or new production covers. If someone had access to a vaccuum former, could you just create a shell or cover to fit over the existing covers? This way, you could hide age-related wear and kind-of spiffy them up on the cheap.

Okay. I did a simple test of spritzing water on the pulleys. No matter where I shot a little water, the chirp stopped, albeit briefly. I'm thinking alignment issue? Or maybe the belt just needs replaced?

A headlight belt extruder? Sent from my MJ-MIM (Messaging Interface Module)

Ever have one of those days when something simple turns into something you might see on The Three Stooges? I had one except I was all of the Stooges! Started my oil change as usual. Grabbed a long bucket to slide underneath because the length lets me drain oil without over-shooting the pan and making a mess. Or so I thought. Get the plug out without issue and the oil drops right into the bucket. No mess! I was so excited that I was finally going to NOT spill oil all over the place. Well, I'm laying there under the MJ looking at just stuff, you know, when I look over at the bucket. The bucket is leaking oil everywhere! There was a large crack in the bottom. Not a hole, so I didn't see it. I run to get another bucket and swap out the cracked one. Made a mess, of course. Well, I let the oil finish draining for a while. When done, I move the bucket out and finish up the job. Then, I decided to reattach my lower dash panel that had been flopping around. The plastic screw holes had broke and would not stay tight. Anyhoo, I'm standing there with the passenger door open, when I decide to step backwards. Guess what's behind me? Yep, a bucket with oil in it! I knock the bucket over, while stumbling like an idiot, spilling even more oil! At this point, I just had to laugh. I think I only saved 1 quart of oil. The rest is on my drive, which is gravel. I know this is long, but I thought some appreciation could be had here.

WOW!!!! Wow, wow, wow!

Really? Everybody knows muffler bearings are polyhedrons.

Headlight belt pulley. Looks just like the ones I use. Sent from my MJ-MIM (Messaging Interface Module)

I need to apologize to all you who replied. I never got a notification that anyone had replied and I kept forgetting to check. Anyway, still have the chirp, but I'll look into the suggestions here. Thanks! Sent from my HTCD100LVWPP using Tapatalk

Had several things done just before Christmas. Water Pump, MAP Sensor, Replace Timing Cover Gasket, Timing Chain, Timing Chain Guide, Camshaft Sprocket & Crankshaft Sprocket. Notes from Tech: Technician removed front cover and found timing chain clearance excessive - spec is 1/2" of deflection, Chain was well over 2" of deflection. Timing chain dampener was laying out of socket. Required replacement of chain, chain sprockets and dampener. Additional Labor Added For Removal Of Corroded Timing Cover Fasteners. The truck does run better, but I have a chirp now. Tech knows and said he was a little concerned, but wasn't sure what it was. It's there on startup, but fades after 10-20 mins. Only chirps after a cold start. After warm-up it doesn't do it throughout the day or while driving. I've read several articles on belts, pulleys, harmonic balancer. I have uploaded a MP3 of the sound hoping that hearing it may lead to more accurate suggestions. My hope is that it's NOT the balancer and I can take of it myself. TomsTruck.mp3

Not carb cleaner. Use Throttle body cleaner. I left mine on when cleaning. In hindsight, it be easier to clean it off the truck.

Right, it looks nice in the pics. Not as "chalky" as some others I've seen. BTW, thanks for your service. Sent from my HTCD100LVWPP using Tapatalk

Is the gloss normal or an additive to the monstaliner? Looks nice!