Great Forum here! Tons of helpful info. We are just getting started on a Comanche Project.
Years ago I owned a 2WD Comanche with a 4 cyl/4 speed. My daughter was little at the time, but I taught her how to drive a stick on it, and we bumped around the apple orchards and neighboring farms. It was a reliable little truck when I had it, and I eventually sold it to a lady that was happy to get it. That Comanche was also the first vehicle my daughter worked on. It needed u-joints, valve cover gasket and a belt pulley..if I remember correctly. Since then, she has done most of her own mechanical work on her own vehicles. At 26 years old, there's not much I have to do for her.
Last month, while at a car show, she she decided it was time for a project truck. Being a good father, I found her a truck that will give her plenty of practice. :-) I grabbed a local 86 Comanche, 2.8L 5 Speed, 4WD. Other than 2 small soft spots on the floors, it's a nice, solid truck....which if good, because I'm not good at body work.
The clutch and brake pedals both went right to the floor. The clutch master and slave cylinders were both too rusty to rebuild. so she and her husband replaced them. Brakes are next. It needs everything. Previous owner put motor oil in the master cylinder...as is evident by the swollen rubber parts.
After the brakes, we've got lots of other little stuff to sort out.
Speedo inop
No HVAC blower
Needs new battery cables
Needs all new fluids.
It's been sitting a while, so once we get it rolling who knows what else will show up.
The kids have been stopping over every couple of weeks to work on it, so I'll post some more pics as it progresses.
Joe
