Classy Comanche

OH! Yeah I'll definitely talk to them about that when I go back. I know these guys know what they are doing I just don't think they've ever worked on a mj before and know how the back glass is. I apologize I did get confused there.

They can remove it and reseal it? I thought the trim is impossible to find?

Well I had it looked at today. He looked at it and told me to bring it back the next day I'm off so that's like next Thursday. They said they could try and cut me a solid window of glass. I don't know how that will work. Can they make a custom seal for it? Is that something glass companies do? Because I told them I found a aftermarket back glass. They can absolutely put it in. I haven't really made a decision as to what i want to do since they never really told me much. The guy that works on really old trucks wasn't there. So that's why he told me to come back. They had a old Chevy c10 in the shop curing and a old thunderbird curing as well. I have high hopes for these people. I'm just going to see what they also say. After all my local Chevy dealership uses them so if they're good for them they must be good for an everyday person. Also when you look between then rubber gasket on the outside and the window you can see like a peice of trim missing. So it has to be coming from there hence why I am sort of considering just pull the gasket down a bit and put some rtv there.

I do also assume that this is the exact window and looking around this is like.....the only one I could find let alone in stock https://www.dkhardware.com/duo-vent-four-panel-slider-with-solar-glass-for-1986-1992-jeep-comanche-edv700s-product-43373.html

Awsome thank you! Yes I will try black rtv first. The trim isn't cracked or chipped. It looks fine even. But weatherstripping can look normal but leak very badly. For me it looks like it's the one spot showed before and maybe one other spot. I cannot verify for sure. With a professional eye messing with it can definitely spot a leak that I didn't catch onto. Is there a specific brand or type of rtv I should purchase? I see several kinds. Automotive only? I just don't know what kind to buy. I know they all do the same thing.

Before I do anything like that myself I will take it somewhere professionally. There is a place close to where I live that wants to take a look at it. The glass shop does car window repair and regular homes. I do not trust myself with such a tedious removal. IF they patch it first I will try that first and roll with it. Now. If that fails what are my options? Is it full removal? If so I will more than likely do a full aftermarket replacement. I couldn't even find anything online for a aftermarket replacement. I think if neither of these work I will be willing to post up for sale. My issue is patience lol. I get impatient quickly. But. Before I spend major money on a full on replacement or ultimately and unfortunately sell I would like to see if a "bandaid" will work very well. Reason I say that is because reviews online with the permatex and loctite and others have said its stopped leaking altogether. I'm still taking it in to have the interior examined all the while having these leaks filled in. If you guys know of a good aftermarket rear window that works well and looks good. I would love to know! I appreciate the feedback and words of wisdom. Working down the list of how costly and complicated things get

Yeah...this is all true. I called a few auto glass repair shops and they said they couldn't get the bezel or the gasket or whatever the thing is called that goes around the glass. Are these things really that hard to find? I also went out today after work when I got home and it made its self more evident. It's not leaking from the corner. It's coming from here and I think from the sliding glass like on the opposite passenger side of the sliding glass. I think that part went bad too. But I'm trying urgently to try and find a auto glass place that carries what I need. And it's leaking in from those spots, running along the black thing the glass sits on and it drips off the edge onto the wall, past the speaker and onto the floor 20230621_200438.mp4

I was afraid that is the case. However. I have some more news. The leak is tiny. And the carpet isn't wet underneath! (Thank god) so I scrubbed the rags on the carpet and wedged my hand under best a could and the installation under is not wet. So this is a very recent leak. It's so small for now I am holding off on doing window/seal replacement. Is there something I could just put a dollop of in the area needed on the outside and inside? The rag I have wedged between the wall and window has 100% completely stopped the leak and the rags lining the floor is almost completely dry.

So update: I believe I found it. I kept patting the floor up towards the front and it was ever so slightly damp. I moved back and as I moved back towards my seat up against the trim like where the door meets the frame it was wet. Like wet wet. Come to find out it was my back window leaking drop for drop of water, running down my wall and onto my carpet. And it matches just up against the trim where the door meets. So what it's done is wet the carpet and make it run down towards my feet. What is the solution for this? I don't want to rip out the back glass and replace it. Is there anything I could put there to permanent stop it? Right now I got several rags lining the floor and one wedged between the window and the wall so it soaks into the rag

A recent discovery I've made is my driver side carpet is wet. My floor mat is fine. I was able to peel the carpet back a little but couldn't go any further due to it being set in place for years and years. I looked up towards the fuse box, felt around and looked under the dash. Not wet. I looked at the plastic trim near the floor and where the door is. Also nothing. My carpet on the top is damp but beneath is wet? Its not soaked. But where on earth is it coming from!? There's like a padding that separates the thr carpet from the bare metal and from me wedging my hand up under the metal and padding its not wet towards the top but as I would move down the foam padding was wet. I'd say around where you simply rest your feet. Roughly on the plastic ridged peice integrated into the carpet. Nothing seems to be dripping?

My Monte throwing codes. Wheel hubs are going out. Yay. Old car doing old car things

There's a guy in my town that wanted to trade his mini truck for my jeep. Ohhh man it was tempting because I've always loved the small things. Only thing is I can't drive manual, looked online for parts and couldn't find anything or much and I don't think would be a good daily. For whatever reason this one is badged as Chevy?

I never hated mine either. Loss of hope sure. But I just thought it was funny because some days it's like you fix one thing and 2 other things break or show signs

I think we all been here.

I don't know if autozone or any part stores carry parts for the 2.1L's. I do know Rockauto has stuff. I don't know if that is any help to you but i hope you get it running good. My goal is to get mine fully restored. I'm teetering on having it repainted. Rockauto sells refurbished rims too. I noticed you mentioned you were looking for a set. Also if your looking to get tires as well Coker tire has some whitewalls that are I think $102 a tire? Very good price compared to other tires these days

Haha yeah this is true. That's probably another reason why anything was said to me. I'm only 22. I'm not so mean looking lol. Probably looked like some stupid kid driving his grandads truck. People nowadays will make up a problem if there ain't one. I bought the jeep because it was/is a dying jeep name and I loved it since I was a toddler. Everything unfortunately somehow turns political these days. I just like to cruise down the with the window down and radio up

So I'm coming back to this thread. The noise your hearing is the truck idling in park. I give it some gas and this is the "knock" I speak of. I have not taken any action on it as I don't know what it could be. It seems to be coming from the bottom end? It's not rod knock...I don't think. But you guys can certainly hear. I know these 4.0's are noisy. It has plenty of oil. Only has like 1500 miles on said oil. My phone is placed right beneath the engine close to the oil pan. I also started noticing this not long after I had my new muffler put on. Is it a back pressure thing possibly or is this totally normal? It does also seemingly disappear after a short drive 20230615_223831.mp4

Yeah they really gave me no time to react. I just stood there silent in disbelief trying to figure out what in the world is going on when I stopped off for some pizza. I do agree it was tragic. And funnily enough the guy was driving a Honda fit. Close to a prius. It was almost like they were trying to guilt trip me because I owned a vehicle named after a tribe the barely/doesn't exist anymore. Had they rather the Comanche trucks be crushed and forgotten? To me that would be a bigger disgrace than anything because then your truly getting rid of a name that needs to be remembered

I wasn't sure. I didn't know if I'd find some Stellantis/Jeep or Fiat agent/executive knocking at my door demanding I give the truck up due to the name. Never would I ever give my MJ up. Maybe pry the keys from my cold dead hands

Yeah I know the history about what happened to them, I remember learning about that in HS and was like "hey that's the name of my grandfather's jeep!" But I understand both sides and such, I've just never heard tell or been approached about the name. I really didn't even speak back to the fella because I was just so shocked and caught off guard trying to process everything when I simply went to a pizza place to get takeout pizza. I think of it like a tribute/homage. I just didn't know the name upset someone on a 30+ year old truck.

I know the name came from a tribe of Indians. But I saw a thing online where people are getting upset over the name. They were calling it offensive??? There's a video on Instagram about it. I even had a guy one day tell me the name is "wrong" and in a way makes fun of them.....I don't know what to say except that it's ridiculous. It's a cool truck with a cool name that is reliable and super fun to drive. Yall ever hears such a thing?

I saw one today on the way to the store. It went past me on the road and I couldn't turn around in traffic. It looked like maybe a '90 base model? It had the 5 star wheels on it and looked really clean. Of course the day I take my car another Comanche rears it's head and can't follow/track it

Yeah I should probably do that. I guess I got in the phase of "oh! It's finally fixed. I don't want to drive it in case something else goes bad" but I think I'm over/out of that. I'll have to rotate my Monte and Jeep out. Even people at work are like "where's the jeep!? You never drive it anymore" so even coworkers are taking notice. Definitely time to start putting more miles on her. Just clicked over 180k. Couldn't be happier

Yeah I'll keep it. I just had one of those moments. Insurance and registration is dirt cheap and I can't lie it is fun to drive. I guess I got to the point to where I didn't want to drive it since I got it fixed after it was nonstop "fix this, fix that, oh fix that since I found it looking for somthing else".

It's a very clean truck. The paint is a bit faded but has no body damage or has been in any accidents/wrecks. I'm just in a weird place where I want to sell it but also want to really keep it. I'll think on it way more. I think I'm leaning more towards keeping it since I do need to drive it more