BaronVonChahyll

Thanks for all the help here. Not super experienced in any of this. This is my first project car and I do not have professional training or a deep history of wrenching/having friends who do. I got this truck because I have a love for the Cherokee (First car at 16) and ever since I first saw a Comanche I wanted one. I also got this truck so I can learn how to do some of this work and what goes in to all this. I am going to get a sending unit/pump from MTS and I am getting a tank from some online retailer I haven't figured out yet. If anyone knows of a plastic tank feel free to link me. Thanks again

A complete fuel tank and sending unit/pump that is ready to plug into the harness/ fuel lines possibly available from a local salvage yard might be cheaper/more readily available than getting an all new tank and unit. I do want to do that in the future but the current engine has 305K miles. I am just wanting to get this thing running and moving with a lot of the restoration being done at a later point. Not sure if that makes sense

1989 2WD Pioneer 23 Gal Tank 4.0 L Engine I am not necessarily looking for a tank that will 100% fit. I heard that some people have had success with an XJ Fuel Tank AND Sending Unit mounted where the spare tire goes

This may be a dead horse but I dropped my tank and its toast along with the fuel pump and sending unit. Can I pull a complete tank/pump/sending unit from a Cherokee with the same engine and put that in? I know that it will require altering the location of the tank and extending line to the tank but is that all I need to do?

Update to this/moving this to a new topic The tank was f*ked. The pump was rusted. The tank was rusted. The sending unit was rusted. The gas came out dark brown like coca cola No wonder it wouldn't start lol.

Yeah I did the test light and I got a light/buzzing which means I 100% have power and when I plugged in the pump it was dead silent. I am in the process of dropping the tank. I will make one last attempt to run the pump directly from the battery after I drop it but I am pretty sure she's dead jim

To update this I am attaching a link to a video I took while messing with this thing. https://photos.app.goo.gl/Cz5Ti9WNTFbV9ftKA I think that given the time it has been sitting and the fact that I am getting current all the way to the pump connector It may be time to drop the tank and replace the pump. Any links/suggestions for a good replacement pump. I am planning to make this a long term keeper with a major engine replacement/rebuild in its future so that's where I am coming from

I am not very experienced Is there a reason to use a test light instead of a multimeter?

Hey Brain Trust, Thanks for attending and hopefully your help I have a 1989 2WD 4.0L Auto Comanche I have been trying to get her going with limited success and I think I may have nailed down a major component but want to kind of get some verification from those with much more experience. Truck will crank but will not start. Its been sitting for 12 years so assumption is a lot of stuff but first off is getting rid of the nasty gas in the tank I went to hot wire the fuel pump so I could drain the tank and got no noise or action from the pump I went around and re-grounded several grounds (Taillight, EGR Solonoid area, Battery Terminal) Still nothing from fuel pump. Got a volt meter and at the closest connection point to the pump under the truck I check the plug. I am getting straight 12V from the front to the pump. I am assuming my pump is shot and its time to drop the tank? Thanks in advanced!!

Thanks! Side note my Grandmother lives in Kirksville. Growing we always watched the shared stations with Ottumwa

1989 JEEP COMANCHE PIONEER 2WD AUTOMATIC TRANS 4.0L STRAIGHT 6 ENGINE MANUAL WINDOWS AND LOCKS BASIC DASH DANA 30 REAR END SAVED FROM A 'BUY HERE, PAY HERE' PLACE. THEY HAD IT FOR 12 YEARS ON TRADE AND NEVER RAN IT 305K MILES ON THE ENGINE NEEDS SOME SERIOUS TLC STARTER IS MISSING CAME WITH 1994 GRAND CHEROKEE RIMS (UGLY) PLANS ARE TO RESTORE TO ORIGINAL OR USE FOR A 97+ CONVERSION AS OF TODAY IT HAS A NEW IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND BATTERY