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Hello there! Do you happen to have a set of blacked out Comanche , 4x4 and 4.0 Litre, available currently?

I`ll buy one, if you still have available

SO I HAVE LEARNED. Its been an educational experience for me. Just depends, hard to say really, could be any number or combination of things. In my opinion, it mostly takes research and patience when it comes to electrical issues. When I bought my MJ and I had ZERO knowledge about electrical systems. Its only because of working on mine that I have learned what little I know. ( I still don`t know enough to fix my current woes lo but I digress). I`d more concerned with frame and body condition personally.

Congrats man! I`ll help you celebrate by buying some cables from you! I`ll be sending you an email shortly....

I have had a couple Xj owners tell me that that ZJ fan clutch ate in to their radiators when they were trail riding. I haven`t seen that happen myself but I could see how that would happen with it being such a tight fit. Thats something else to keep in mind I guess. I`m always hesitant to go all electric. Mainly because I don`t know what I`m doing when it comes to electrical, but also the mechanical fan is pretty reliable. I mean the one on mine made it 30 years before needing changed(fan clutch that is). I tend to think that changing the current electric fan for 97+ and a good pair of hood louvers helps out a substantial bit as far as airflow is concerned.

My electric fan died. Anybody switched to the newer version of the electric fan (97+)? Has it worked pretty good for you? Figure might was well change my mechanical fan clutch while I`m at it, it doesn`t free spin but doesn`t seem to be as tight as it should be. I mean it is 30 years old at this point. Any one switched to the ZJ fan clutch? I`ve head they work amazing but can rob some gas mileage and has a possibility of eating radiators.

It seems the PO of my truck spliced one of the plugs to the resistor to the plug of the electric fan to have it run all the time... Maybe I`m looking at it wrong... I`ll have to take a picture when I get back. I don`t know why I didn`t take a picture last night when I was looking at it. I feel silly for not noticing before.

I appreciate all the input on this, this project is on delay until I get my overheating issues solved

Ryan Chattanooga, TN Comanche specs in signature

So this question may need to go to a separate thread... but wouldn`t deleting the egr lead to running richer? Less recycled exhaust gas mean more air? Slight power gain but slightly worse fuel economy? I`m still learning in and outs, just curious what everyone else thinks. If there is a big difference, I`ll take the time to learn to weld and buy equipment....(eventually, probaly should anyway) and do it "properly" . If not, i`ll grab me a new header this weekend or next and plug that hole up and be done with it.

My parts came in early, so I was able do this on Sunday morning. The old temp sending unit was crazy tight, took a while to get off. Lots of elbow grease. Somehow managed to get the oil sending unit off without breaking it. The new oil sending unit is much bigger, I can see changing oil filters being a potential problem in the future. I pulled the speedo cable off of the transfer case to give just enough play to slide the cable forward at the cluster to be able to reach behind and un clip it. The plastic clips for the wire connection to the clusters are surprisingly tough to unclip. Make sure you remember the orientation Something that I had not accounted( I should have though) for is on the cluster being pulled out was the shift indicator, which actually has an attachment that will keep you from pulling the cluster all the way out if you do not remove it. So i have ordered an Ididit shift indicator as a replacement. I adjusted the odometer in my swap cluster to match what my current cluster odometer so the mileage will be correct. Mine had 252k miles, my swap cluster only had 162K. The duralast parts listed from the NAXJA link do work and fit properly. I`m super glad I did this swap. I found out my MJ runs really hot, like almost to the red on the gauge hot. Probably just barely not hot enough to trip the dummy light. Can`t say enough about having the gauges over the light. Although I will miss the blue graphics as opposed to the red on the new one....

I`d appreciate it! Let me know if you do decide to sell it

Bummer.... thanks for the correction

If anyone happens to come across this thread looking for units, summit racing has two listed for comanche: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/umw-usep7072s/overview/year/1989/make/jeep/model/comanche https://www.summitracing.com/parts/dfp-hp10147/applications/year/1989/make/jeep/model/comanche?prefilter=1

So the o2 senseor seem easy enough..... If someone did not have the tools to weld, could the EGR just be be deleted entirely? Which sucks because I just replaced all the vacuum lines with new tubing, including the egr lines Literally the only headers that I can find for Renix jeeps is the Pacesetter set and I have heard mixed reviews at best about those...

I was able to order the parts he listed from the autozone website. If you put in 89` cherokee in the autozone system it says it works. Says they won't`t get delivered until the 26th or the 27th sooo I`ll get to check if the autozone parts work next week.

Did the duralast parts in that link work for you? Autozone website says they are not compatible, although as long as they fit I don`t see why they would not work. Any body else know of some compatible\comparable parts that should work?

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I`ll have to go back and look when I get a chance. I don`t remember two orange wires soldered together, I do remember seeing at least one plug with an orange wire.

Comanche Club for the win. You guys are awesome. I appreciate the responses. I`m guessing a PO removed it at some point... The fuel pump is pretty loud, but that doesn't really bother me. If it does actually extend the life of the pump I`d be game to but another one back on.

I would be grateful if someone could help me identify what this part circled in the picture is. I was replacing my vacuum harness and realized that it was not there, as in gone completely. Screwhole is there but that is it. FYI, I come across this image in another forum here, not mine. Accidentally closed my browser before I could remember who`s it was.

I actually had no idea what the "monstaliner" was at first, but having googled it I know I`ve seen a few wranglers like that. I like the idea, just not sure I`d like it on mine. I think it would cost more than what I`m doing anyway. I will definitely take some before and after pictures when I start this, It might be a few weeks before I actually do this but I will definitely give updates

Pete M - I was thinking about using rattle cans actually, rustoleum primer and paint with a 2k spray max clear coat. Thats good to know that that aftermarket pioneer decals are around. I am mainly wanting to do this for rust protection, I don`t expect expert quality, especially from a 1st time DIY paint job. I guess my expectation is that it not look like a turd YXMJ - Thanks for the link, should be a handy tool! SmokeyYank - Thanks for the Tip. I`m not so sure the aircraft remover would be a good idea for me. As far prep goes, I plan on removing anything that can possible be removed and covering\taping what I can`t. I`ll be giving a bath with dawn dish soap before sanding down, then couple coats of primer, couple coats of paint and then clear coat. I`m thinking at least 2 coats of each, I might need more than that(?). What I am most unsure about is should I sand after every coat or just after each stage(after all primer coats, then after all paint coats and again after clear coat)? NHMJXJ - Thats good to know about the decals. I love that gray, its a sexy truck... almost makes me want to try that color...

I`m gonnna have to do this soon...I think its great. Easy refresh

So I`m ready to take the plunge and repaint my `manche... The PO of mine spray painted over every thing (badges, vents, fenders...) which includes the pioneer trim stickers, so I know he didn`t sand it down and use primer before spraying. (which is annoying) Would the pioneer trim down the side of the bed be a lost cause anyway? Will it be harder to sand because of the spray paint over the old clear coat? Whats the best way to remove trim stickers anyway? Any pointers or advice is greatly appreciated. This will be a learning experience for me.