Ollie

My 89 Comanche has a space saver spare and I see how it mounts under the box. I have no driver handle to operate the crank mechanism. That should be the same handle to operate the jack. This jack was under the seat. Is this the correct jack that came with the truck? If this is the correct jack then I need a driver handle that fits in this hole. Correct?? The crank for the spare and jack should be the same piece. Anyone have a spare handle for sale????? It looks like the same set up I had in my 1989 Ford F-150. I am sure there a few at my local pull-a-part. Give me starting point in my search. Thanks for your help. Ollie

Any one planning on attending? We will be arriving Thursday Oct 1 and staying thru Sunday. Having AMC Fun, Ollie

Yes..we both got a deal on our tops, free is hard to beat. Some pics would be great, no big rush. Its going to be a Dec, Jan project.

My new 746 injectors arrived and what a difference they make. My buddy Pete has said all along that the idling issues were the injectors !! He was proven correct. I really don't see any performance change but the idle is right on now. With the AC on before the idle was a bit rough and it searched a bit. Now you can stand a dime on edge on the hood !!!! Went and picked up my fiberglass tonneau cover. That project is going to wait a bit. I am missing some of the hardware but he may have it. We went to my buddies son's house to pick it up and it was outside his garage. He is going to check and see if he has any more pieces. There has to be something that goes on the tailgate for the latch. I been lucky on this build.......if you call this Chinese Pandemic lucky. Me and the wife are normally on the road all summer touring America in our old junk cars. Staying home all summer has given me the funds to work full speed ahead on the Comanche. As I said before the Comanche is going to be my daily driver. My 1989 Ford F150 was in need some TLC. By selling my 1966 AMC American convertible and the F150, I had the money to get the Comanche and get it up my specifications. Now all my junk cars are AMC. Looks as if our car show season is going to kick off now. We are heading to Knoxville, TN to the NSRA Show the first weekend in Oct. Going to do The Ark after the show. Springfield NSRA and a big AMC Show in Florida to finish up Oct and kick off Nov. Glad that is all starting up again. My next major plan for the Comanche is to work on the box. Spray bed-liner, paint and install the top. If anyone has a similar tonneau cover I would appreciate a couple of pictures of the latching system. I will most probably have to fabricate something. Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

Finished up detailing the interior. Two day's later, a wore out tooth bush and one box of Q-Tips .......... I don't know why the dash pad came out maroon but it is a light gray The best door panel The drivers door panel is the worst. I am not the fellar that screwed it on. If I had grey button snaps it would look alot better. The floor mats hide alot of sins. Thanks to JMO413 for his post about about the relay cover snaps. I went to the Jeep place this morning and here is the result. Next project are the interior lights. I was planning on a Pull-A-Part trip for Volkswagon lights until I saw the Euramtec Lights. Those are really sharp and I plan on going that route. Had a friend call me and asked if I wanted a tonneau top. Told me it is a fiberglass one off a Ford Ranger and its supposed to be good. We are going to go to his son's house next week and check it out. The haul it outa the yard price is just right for me !!!!!!!!!!! My kinda friends Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

Welcome to the world of classic vehicles.....!!!!!!!! sometimes..................but mostly Enjoy your new truck !! Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

Updates to report..... My new wheels and tires arrived. I went back to stock, 215X75RX15 tires and 7 inch wheels. Glad to see the 235X75RX15's and the 8 " wide wheels go........ My speedometer is reading right on, steering better, shifting better and riding better. Found out alot looking for wheels; Covid 15 is creating a shortage of aftermarket wheels. Most are made in California and everything is shut down. I was looking at US Wheels but most were out of stock. I am happy with the Black Rock. I am still working on the injectors. I have talked to CS Performance Fuel Injection and they are going to fix me up with some 746's. My plan is to put in some cheap China 746 knockoffs and send them this set of 703's for replacement. Thanks to all who replied, Cruiser 54 I have done alot on your list too. Today I started on scrubbing the carpet.......I am impressed how good it came out on the passenger side. Moving to the drivers side tomorrow. Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

I am looking to replace the injectors in my 1989 4.0L I have installed a set from CS Performance and they show the correct part # 280155703. I am running extremely rich. I have read posts here that recommend Volvo 62682/0280155746. Looking for comments and a good source to get these. I have a longer write up here: https://comancheclub.com/topic/62374-ollies-1989-comanche/page/2/#comments Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

I am having a time with the fuel injectors............looking for some some help and suggestions When I got my Comanche the previous owner had replaced all the injectors as 3 of the original were leaking. He told me he had purchased some cheap China knock offs on E Bay. The original were trashed. I replaced the them with some from CS Performance, Cloquet, MN, that I found on E Bay. They were rebuilt by them, a matched set and guaranteed for life. I got a set by year and engine size. They were orange and the engine ran great. I really didn't check any numbers on them. After less than 100 miles two of them failed. I sent the complete set back and they replaced them. The replacements were black but they are numbered 280155703 that the 89 4.0 calls for. They are not worth a flip. The engine is running real rich and blowing alot of soot. The tail pipe is really black and sooty. My mechanic is totally convinced the issue is the injectors. I have read all the posts I can find here and seems as if the Volvo injectors are recommend the most. Part # 62682/0280155746. My questions are....1. Should I change to the Volvo injectors? 2. What is a good vendor for these? I am sure beginning to think that CS Performance is junk. Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

Thanks, it sure was worth the effort and a blessing here is Mississippi especially in August! All things considered it was not that bad of a project cost wise. Total was $562. I replaced everything from the front bumper to the fire wall. You could knock off $200 easy by using your original hoses and condenser. You can get by with a compressor, drier and expansion valve. I got everything at Jeep Air and bought the new 7 piston Sanden style compressor from Summit. I sure recommend that compressor as they use alot less power than a OEM. I also was lucky as my friend had a vacuum pump so that didn't cost me any thing other than some beer..........

Just give me Redneck Mississippi.......... No roits or protesters Extremely retirement friendly, I pay no state or property taxes Lower than most tax rates Very hunting & fishing friendly I am 3 hours from the Gulf Coast, big car show area Vehicle registration and tags fees by county, pick a low one Something about being number 49 or 50 in every state ranking feels good.......we are in a constant battle with Louisiana for the bottom Having AMC Fun, Ollie

Charged the AC system today.......Total Success.......blowing dead on 40 Switched to heat and darn nay melted the windshield !!!! New ignition switch so you need a key........boy we are almost uptown now Trailer light plug wired up. I need to go to U-Haul and get a 2" ball to fit thru the bumper. I see they have one with a 3/4" shank, 2" long. That will fit the stock bumper. A couple of 1/2" eye bolts for the safety chains and my towing system will be on line. Got a new set of shocks ordered and on the way. Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

Your project is moving on !!! Between us both we are getting 2 more 89"s back on the road. Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

Time for some updates......... I worked on the taillights. The drivers side was the worst, The lens had broken off the housing and someone had tried to put it back together with silicone and drilled holes in the lens and added screws. What a mess. It also had two big chips, about a inch long on the edge....... I cleaned off the silicone, glued it back together with super glue and filled the holes with fiberglass resin and built the edges with glass and resin. Also a bunch of polishing with rubbing compound. I saw in another post how someone painted the edges black. I needed to do that because of my repairs. The passenger side was not as bad, but a Phillips head screw was totally rounded off. I very patiently drilled it out. I didn't want to crack or brake the lens. Not to much repair to this side except polishing and new j clip. Compressor arrived and got the belt on. My big order from Jeep Air arrived and a lot of progress. Condenser installed on the radiator... Radiator and condenser in........ Heater control valve in........ Looks as if I am back on hold again. They sent me the wrong suction hose. The invoice has the correct part number but the hose is not correct. Also I was planning on using the charging valves off the old compressor but they won't fit. The connections on the old compressor are both 1" male and I need one 7/8" and one 5/8" on the new compressor. I will order the correct charging valves as I see them at there web site. My radiator isolators, the rubber pieces for the top of the radiator are suppose to show up Monday. So I can get another step done. I am using Power Grips instead of hose clamps and I ran out and had to order another box to finish up the heater hose. Next week will mostly waiting on stuff but I see light in the tunnel........ Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

Thanks to JimB I have located them........ https://www.ebay.com/itm/Radiator-Isolator-for-Jeep-Cherokee-Comanche-1987-2001-17470-17-Omix-Ada/191242313033?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Jim !!!! Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

Will removing the radiator the bolts inside the rubber mounts were turning and I had to grind them off. The poke up thru the cross member. Anyone know of a source for these?...Ollie

I wonder if they didn't switch something, he says the other line goes to the intake. I disconnect all the ECS today and there was missing stuff. The heater vacuum hose was run towards the the right front, extended by a small line pushed into it. It hooked to nothing. The vac ball had a about a 7/32 vacuum line hooked to it and stopped at the fire wall hooked to nothing. The heat/AC system is is getting vacuum from the manifold. I got all the heat/ac components removed today..... The pink line (faded was originally brown) in the above pic was the one that was giving me a time trying to find. That is the vacuum line to the heater valve. My new issue now are the rubber mounts on top of the radiator. They hold the top of the radiator to the cross member. They were turning in the rubber and i had to cut them off. Anyone know of a source for these? I can rig up something if I have too. Going to be awhile while i assemble all the parts........ Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

Thanks guys.........came out today. It wasn't all hooked up anyway. Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

How much of this system can be removed and my 1989 4.0 still run good? What needs to be removed? Plugged? Wires discarded? Ollie

I found the vacuum line to the heater valve........ It was just below the the the vacuum inlet line. It has vacuum all the time holding the valve closed and no vacuum when in the heat position. Someone thru the years had pushed another long line into the fitting and it ended up by the radiator hooked to nothing. Now I am moving on to redoing both the heating and AC systems. Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

I found this pic of the AC and Heater control for sale on E Bay. This has gotta be where I pick up the control going to the water valve. Correct?

My graphics came out great....... Worked on the wipers. According to the shop manual the motor and delay board are bad. Today I changed out the wiper motor and hooked up the windshield washer system. Everything works except the delay. I understand the part is not available except a good used OEM. See one on E bay but its not worth $45 to me. Put on some new blades. Heat and AC next. My plan is a new compressor, dryer/receiver, expansion valve and hoses. I am having a problem with the vacuum operated heater water valve. I see it in the eng compartment, but here is no vacuum line running to it. I have found the following page, 24-29, in the heating and air conditioning section. Where does this vacuum line originate? I see no location for it thru the firewall? Where is this panel that all the vacuum lines are hooked to? It must be in the below dash unit somewhere? I assume I will have to a new line. All my doors are opening and closing as they should. The vacuum is entering just below the expansion valve and is being supplied by a line from the intake manifold. Any help appreciated. Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

WOW...........We recovered this truck from one foot in the grave to a lighting bolt !!!!!! I purchased this truck in Alabama and on the drive home to Mississippi I couldn't get it moving faster than 70 mph. If you went up any type of grade.......it was completely bogging out. That was back in the "olden' days" A new set of good injectors, from Performance Injectors, throttle body clean up, new gaskets, throttle position sensor, air cleaner, fuel filter and my 4.0L has a new life. The spark plugs were new. I also did as Cruiser 54 suggested about the power/comfort transmission switch. Just wire jumped it to power. New filter and trans fluid for a refresh. It is now shifting like a new trans and at 95 mph (still climbing) I backed out of it. Got my gauges all installed and working........ The air conditioning system is toast. I think the seller put as much freon in it as he could the morning I bought it. It wasn't blowing cold but passable. Next project is a new compressor, a Sanden 7 piston, new hoses, drier, and expansion valve. It will be 134 when completed. Wiper motor or switch needs attention. Only has 1 speed and no delay. A new back glass as the slider window is gone and has a piece of Plexiglas siliconed in. I am waiting for my shop manual to get here before I start on the wiper motor. Tuesday I am going to my graphics shop for the Pioneer stripping. Having Comanche Fun, Ollie

I think you made a good buy on your "new" Comanche. I just got my first one a couple of weeks ago., paid $6K For the past couple of days my friend and I have been playing with it at his shop. I am not sure if you have the switch on the dash to change the transmission from power to comfort. Mine does and I did as suggest here at the site to hot wire it to power. WooHoo..........want a difference. We also changed the filter and fluid. Its like a NEW trans. I am a car guy and the first step is to change all the fluids, at least in my book. Ollie

Started ordering stuff for a couple of upcoming projects. For the Engine New injectors, 4 hole Throttle position sensor Fuel filter Air filter For the Transmission Filter Oil I am going to my buddies shop Thursday and work on the trans and engine. I am up on carbs but not to handy on injectors so Pete is going to teach me. It's great to have car guy friends. I don't like all the idiot lights so I am installing gauges. There are plenty of blank spots on the dash to mount the gauges. Just to the right of the speedometer there is a large panel. The panel that the cig lighter was in I added a gauge I removed the transmission selector switch. I by-passed it to stay in the power mode. I found that info here at the site. The switch was bad and would not move. I filled in all the areas that needed filling with body filler. I had some black matrix contact vinyl paper left over from my dash board in my Rambler, so i covered the pieces with that. Tomorrow I will starting installing them in the dash. Its going to take me awhile but in a time I will have this truck to my liking. Having Comanche Fun, Ollie