Jim_Z

Herman goes to a Jeep event. I took my 86 Comanche, Herman, to a Jeep event this weekend, Jeeps On the Farm at the Denton FarmPark in Denton NC. Herman was not as fancy as some of the newer tricked out Jeeps, just rattle can black with some assorted base colors showing thru on door edges. Herman took 1st place in the Silver category. We got there early in the morning and were the 1st jeep parked in the row. Not to bad for an old survior truck. Herman was the only MJ at the event. Heard a couple of fellows saying, "I miss my old Comanche" and "My MJ was my favorite Jeep". Jim_Z

You are the Manche !! Sign me up for 2 Let me know on cost for pipe & shipping. Maybe two can go in the same box. Should not cost much more than shipping one. I will send address on PM. Best Regards Jim Z

The86manche If they happen to have one in stock, Walker 40401 (Jeep with 2.8V6) Let me know. I will order one. Pipes for 86-87 Chevy S10 2.8L are close fit for jeep. I have a 3.4 out of a 95 Camaro to go in and a new y-pipe would be handy for welding in bungs for O2 sensors. TNX Jim Z '86 Jeep Comanche 2.8L South Carolina

Well, that did not work. Just got an email that my order was cancelled. GM has discontinued the part. I am going to have to arrange something with someone north of the border. Good Luck All Jim Z 86 Jeep Comanche 2.8L 4x4 Long Bed

This is a little 7 year bump. I have a 86 Comanche with at 2.8L V6. The Y-Pipe is cracked and as the previous posts suggest, there are not Y-Pipes for the Jeep 2.8L V6 to be found. I went looking for a Y-pipe for an 86 S10 Pickup. Most of those are also not available. I found one at a GM parts site, PN 53001388. They had 1. Proud of it too.... $500 proud, and $130 four shipping. I did find another one that is for a California application of the 86 S10 2.8L. PN 15561892. I found it at https://www.gmpartscenter.net/oem-parts/gm-front-pipe-15531892 the pipe was on sale for about $75 and shipping was about $45. That is a lot better that a old cracked y-pipe and way better that $500. I should mention that the Walker #40401 Y-pipe that has been discontinued in the US, is still available in Canada at https://www.thewrenchmonkey.ca/products/auto-parts/walker/40401/ for about $113 Canada. Of course, they don't ship to USA, But if you have a buddy on the north side of the border.... Will report back later on fitment details.

I have been working thru various systems on my 86 Jeep Comanche. So far I have worked on the following systems 1. Serviced front axle with new u joints on both sides, new brake pads and new gear oil in the differential. 2 .Serviced rear axle with new wheel bearings, brake shoes and brake slave cylinders and new gear oil in differential. 3. Changed engine oil and filter twice. 4. Changed oil in AX5 transmission and NP207 transfer case. 5. The truck came to me with steel wheels mounted 31x10.5-R15 BGF All-terrain tires with about 20% tread left. These rubbed a little bit at certain suspension conditions. 6. Replaced wheels and tires mentioned in No. 5 with set of Jeep alloy wheels mounted with 30x9.5-R15 BFG All-Terrain tires with about 90% tread. No cracks on tires and No clearance issues. 7. Replace plus lead to starter and wire from starter relay to starter solenoid. Originals had burnt on exhaust manifold and shorted together.... 8. Greased every zerk I could find. The oil pressure seems a little low on the 2.8, but there are no knocks and pressure meets the 10psi per 1000 rpm rule with Shell Rotella 15w- 40. The engine leaks oil enough to coat the bell housing and transmission. I think this might be coming mostly from the back of the intake manifold as verse the real main seal as there is more oil towards the top of the bell housing. All things considered, the engine runs pretty well, I have done a couple of 250 mile trips with no issues. Reducing the tire size reduced the overdrive aspect from about 11% to 8% which makes 5th gear a little more usable. The speedo is about 4 mph slow at 55. I usually shift into 5th at about 60 mph. The mileage on a recent long trip was about 16.5 mpg running at about 65 - 70 mph with about 1200 pounds in the back (2 motorcycles and a drill press). Overall, the old truck rattles and one has to slam the doors to get them to latch, but it drives OK. Reminds me of my maternal grandfather, old, cantankerous, and played a mean game of Cribbage. His name was Herman. My grandfather passed away a couple of decades ago, but I think I will apply his name to this old Comanche. Herman. There is a 94 Carmro 3.4 engine waiting in the wings.

Looks like its been sold.

1JTWL6518GT140858 Sorry for delay. Been travelling.

1JTWL6518GT140858 86 MJ LWB 2.8L AX5 4x4 South Carolina On the road. 160K miles. 31.5-10.5-R15 BFG All Terrain T/A Originally Gold, now rattle can flat black. Fair condition, low rust. Projects in line: U-joints, rebuild power steering gear box, double booster brake mode, 3.4 V6 with AC and EFI I wanted an old truck. This one qualifies.