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FINALLY SOLVED! My comanche has been running very rich for a looooong time... I replaced the fuel pump a couple days ago, and she now runs great and easily passed emissions!

I have an '86 2.5L manual Comanche, and just bought an '84 2.5L manual Cherokee parts car for the 4x4 and A/C. I assume this will work even though the '84 has differences (carb vs TBI), but if anyone knows if either of these swaps are not straight forward between these trucks, please let me know before I get too deep into it.

I drove to Bend yesterday and bought an '86 Cherokee with 2.5L engine. I'm using it to get the 4x4 out of. The engine runs really well, let me know if you need it.

Somebody save this before it goes to the junkyard! http://oregoncoast.craigslist.org/cto/4332331160.html

If you give up on this, let me know, I'm looking for a Comanche with blown engine so I can get parts from it, including 4wd for my '86 2.5L. I'm in Portland area. You might have a hard time finding a 2.5L engine, almost all of them around here are 4.0L; I was surprised to see your 2.5L post from Corvallis. I went to OSU, so I don't mind making a trip down there. EDIT: Right after I said you would have a hard time finding a 2.5L, I saw this on Craigslist, no price though: http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/pts/4321803477.html I'm going to see if he has 4x4 parts for me, he's parting out the truck.

I was popping clutch in reverse to start because I'm having starter problems. When I popped it, the truck came to an immediate stop without starting, and I can't get it out of gear. I think I had it in 4th instead of Reverse (oops). Now I can't get it out of whatever gear its in, and starting with the starter (it does work, just not well), the truck won't move. Even if its jammed in 4th, I would think I could get a little movement by slowly engaging clutch. I'm not sure if I broke/bent linkages, or if I screwed up the transmission. Anyone have easier suggestions than dropping the transmission to see what's wrong?

I ended up taking the fuse box and wiring harness from this truck yesterday. Now I'm wondering if I should go back for all the 4wd parts except for the tranny since it has such low miles. Will the 2.8L stuff work on my 2.5L?

Just realized its an automatic, so tranny won't work.

I have an '86 2.5L 4x2. At the junkyard I'm looking at an '86 2.8L 4x4 with only 95k miles. Is this a direct swap for 4wd?

Bringing my own dead thread back to life. I dealt with the clutch not disengaging intermittently for over a year (I don't drive her much), but it finally permanently seized while I was on the other side of the mountain, several hours away. I made it home, and replaced both the master and slave cylinders. Its was the master that was seized. I should have fixed this a long time ago, it wasn't hard at all. She's shifting smooth now, thanks for the help.

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/3313213594.html $900 obo 2.8 liter v6 Not my truck, just poking around craigslist and saw it.

Did you have any luck finding a new release fork and throw out bearing? I also have an '86, also in Oregon, and my clutch also stopped disengaging. I'm replacing the master and slave cylinders hoping it was one of those, but will probably have to check out the clutch. This started while deer hunting last weekend in Sisters, the drive home over the mountain range was an adventure. Desperately trying to fix it before heading back this weekend, but work is getting in the way of things.

Did the 1986 Comanche only come as a Long Bed?

That is the case with mine, heat only from the defrost. Just need to figure out where to plug the vacuum line in. I can't find any open ports in the firewall.

Does the 2.5L have oil filter rings?