The86manche

Looks like a good rescue project to me!

I'm here to say nice truck but also I so love your username! Hahaha

I have reached out to the guy and will try to score the lot.

More discoveries! It's fun to learn or try to figure out how amc/chrysler designed these trucks through the years

Had to go get it from my post.

I wonder if all 86 benches were like that? One design and then chrysler did 2 designs? Less a sales thing and more a design thing?

It's the mini consol for the 4wd shifter.

My 86 auto on the column has a notched bench and I know it's original to the truck.

My local yard here in mass just got a yj in that only has 42k miles. Interior is pretty good. Grey though. Don't know where you are located.

Ah, then it definitely was not me haha And I don't understand too much of the chip off the top of my head but If I can get one I can do a little research to explain for a write up. Can't even remember the name of it! The wiper modules have them too I think. And at that thought I have another reason to look into them..

You know.. funny you mention that because it may have been me. Truthfully I don't remember who sent me one but I do remember having issues and someone sending me one that didn't end up working either. (Still have it somewhere) And I don't remember if I took photos or not. If I can dig out the other tach I can snap photos. I didn't realize you can still get the little chips new so I pulled a v6 fiero tach and pulled the chip off that.

I actually fixed mine on my v6 tach with a new voltage regulating chip. My tach was acting up and soldering in a new one fixed my issue. But eagle is right it's mostly just capacitors and resistors.

I've seen that one too! The progression ignition distributor i believe. I want to reach out to them and see if I can get one for the v6.

This was my clearance score from advance. Got this bad Larry for $25!!!!!

If i can get it, my main focus would primarily be the xj/mj community. But it is definitely a goal to figure this out!

Moisture doesn't exactly help them but I'd argue not the big issue with them. The boards are loaded with resistors and capacitors and unfortunately over time they wear out/ dry up and will no longer hold/ control voltage. Which causes them to lose their function. So no, there's really no way to make them last forever. You can replace the capacitors though. Which is what I've been trying to do but I have to get more in depth with my testing to find where each weak link is in each board. I want to design a new board that either doesn't need capacitors anymore or is just.. New. instead of refurbished.

Yeah but I have not given up on this! I've got a bunch of ideas and things I want to try or look into. But right now kind of on the back burner

That's me but things have put it on the back burner for the time being. I need to rig up a live test harness so I can probe and see what's getting power or not through them.

Let me know if you want it, someone else is asking about it.

Paint thinner, acetone. Not airplane stripper. That will take everything off. It looks like a rattlecan paint which is not resistant to rough chemicals.

Because it's not in perfect shape I was asking $60.

I happen to have a 3/4 cluster from an 85 cherokee that should work. It's in decent shape I'd sell.

I was told oriellies has a full aluminum radiator

Daaannng... everyone okay? What happened? The truck still looks fixable! That poor 21 slot grille though.

I'm not 100% on the year honestly. I know it had a 4.0 so I don't think it was an 86. The vin tag was even kind of hard to read. Owned by dead jeep in Rhode island. Soon to be crushed. I grabbed parts off it for free before it gets squished! She was rough. Fire at one point. Rusty in places. But the metal that i needed was perfect! AND also had a d44 axle under it i scored for FREE. I think it's even a posi.