GrandBoost98

Its been pretty gross outside and even worse in the garage so Ive been taking it easy. Yesterday I confirmed my sensor grounds were good. I also did the CPS test and modification which was beneficial. The CPS was only reading .3v before enlarging one of the holes to 3/8". After it read .5v like it should. Unfortunately it didnt change my two crank start. While I was underneath getting the CPS out, I'm pretty sure I found where the rear brake line is leaking, right at the bend by the firewall going under/back. It was damp looking but it was too hot to mess with that, probably get to it this weekend. Also stole the gas door spring from the other MJ. Good thing my buddy hasnt picked it up yet lol its came in handy several times already So for @cruiser54 s check list these have been done; 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 27. I have done part of 3 but not everything yet and I still have to do 8, 9 and probably 11 to get a good starting point. Just have to do a little research to see if the TPS adjustment is the same from a 4.0 to 2.5

And here are some random interior plugs and wires I was wondering what they were for. Especially the ones sticking out by the turn signal lever

These are the fuel pump switch pics

Picked up some brake fluid after work. Filled up the rear brake reservoir expecting to find a leak but I couldnt find one. Took it up and down my road a few times slamming the brakes and the rears actually locked up a couple times! One weird thing though is that if you press the brake pedal hard enough in reverse, it will stall. Luckily doesnt do that going forward lol but something else I need to address. I'm guessing brake booster maybe? I still have to properly bleed the brakes too when I get another person to help And while doing that, I noticed that I couldnt just start the jeep after it stalled. I had to turn the ignition off and then do the two crank sequence. Theres gotta be something this two crank start scenario. I feel like its sensor related I also did a little digging and found where they tapped into a wire for the fuel pump kill switch. I'm going to try to upload some pics and see if anyone could help ID some wires for me as I am colorblind and it makes wiring a little more difficult

Cleaned up the wires on the starter relay and got most of the dash back together last night. Before I went inside for dinner, I made sure it still started

Thank you! The only things I think I'm missing is the tinted windows, under hood light and a gauge cluster with tach...Wonder why they would switch it out to one that doesnt have a tach, especially with a manual?

This weekend I got to spend more time on the comanche. Started off with a good engine bay cleaning. Then I did spark plugs, wires, cap and rotor. The plugs that were in there werent old but didnt look great and were all hand tight! Replaced some dry rotted vacuum lines while I was in there, still some odd sizes I need to pick up. I also cleaned up the engine block grounds, the ground on the driver fender and added a ground from the battery to the passenger fender. The starter cranked so much faster! But still will only start on the second try. I noticed one of the hoses coming out of the heater core was leaking so I just replaced all the heater hoses and got a new radiator cap for good measure. The guy before just replaced the valve going to the heater core otherwise I would have bypassed it. He also replaced the waterpump and thermostat but I havent seen the temp go above about 180 so I may need to look into that. There was a CB or HAM radio installed at some point and the wires were just coiled up inside and unhooked in the engine bay. So I took some of the interior apart to get all that out of there. Got everything back together with my wood grain dash and it wouldnt start! So I pulled most the dash apart to get better access to everything. Found some random plugs and wires that look factory Id love to see if anyone can ID. But in the end it ended up being the wire on the starter relay. The connector was crusty looking and just unplugging and plugging it back in got it running again. I think I'm going to order a new relay and refresh all the connections there The original owner had a garage install a toggle switch on the dash for the fuel pump. Its scary and sad that someone got paid to install this, the wiring is atrocious. I need to figure out why/what exactly they did and see if I can undo it.

Ill take it!

When you get a chance, would you be able to fix it again? Is there like a paid membership here that would give me a larger personal allotment? Id love to give back to this community and also share my pics

Started a battle with the power steering hose after work. The fitting on the box was a royal PITA. But after much cursing and busted knuckles, I got the new one in! Tried uploading more pics at home on wifi but still no luck @Pete M Is my picture problem the same issue I was having in my other build thread?

Woot woot! I've never had those bolts back out on my YJ but every xj/mj I've had there was always a few loose ones. There's even that cute little shock on the engine to keep vibrations down lol

I started cleaning it up over the weekend. The interior really wasnt bad but did have some stains here and there and smelt like mice were in there at some point. I vacuumed, stain removed, vacuumed some more and threw an air freshener in there. Looks and smells much better than before. I also swapped some stuff over from the other comanche like; ebrake release handle, factory jack and accessories, some vacuum lines, radiator cap, wood grain dash and some small misc things. At some point the driver door was replaced so it doesnt have the matching vent wing window, chrome window trim and they removed the driver side chrome drip rail. Also missing the driver side under seat trim. And The original tow mirrors rotted off and they replaced them with these after market ones. Not sure how I feel about them yet Pulling it off the trailer, the high pressure steering hose sprung a leak which put a damper on things. I also noticed the rear brake reservoir was empty so I'm sure theres a rusted line back there somewhere. And it does this thing where it won't start on the first try. You have to catch it while its winding down and crank it again then it fires right up. The PO told me about the starting issue and that he tried a CPS but it didnt change anything. So I started ordering a bunch of stuff for it. Full tune up; plugs, wires, cap, rotor, oil/gas/air filter, high pressure steering hose. Took a bunch of pictures but its always such a struggle to get pictures to upload here Seems the only way it works is if I screenshot and crop the pics which gets old fast

My first comanche was great but it needed a lot of love. I found a great deal on another MJ near by that needed similar work but was more worthy of my time and money. It's a 1987 Laredo with lots of factory goodies. It was supposedly a farm truck for most of its life. Then a body shop teacher bought it in 2021 and had it for about a year. Then the kid I bought it from had it for a couple years. The body work isn't the best but it's still in better overall condition than my other MJ

So I picked up another MJ in better shape than this one. But I have a friend that wants to buy this one from me and fix it up for his wife so if he doesnt keep this updated, Ill do my best. I'm going to keep the turbine wheels, wood grain dash and maybe the flares but theres not much else I could use on the new MJ. Ill start a new thread for the other MJ over the weekend when I get a chance to dig into it some more and take better pics

So yeah, on my way to pick it up he sent me a video of it running and said he found a vacuum line disconnected. He had recently changed the valve cover gasket and mustve forgot it. We took it for a spin around the block and it did fine. AC could use a recharge but works! Brakes are soft, may just need a bleed. Its got some questionable body work here and there but overall its in better shape than mine. I already submitted it into the registry. Looking forward to seeing what this originally was. I'm guessing a higher trim package with all the chrome and options. Ill start a new build thread for this one. Thankfully I have a long weekend and the wife doesnt 😝 so Ill have plenty of time to go through everything

Just picked this one up. 1987 2.5L AX5 2WD. Was originally red, now grey primer. Tan interior with bucket seats. Factory AC, slider window, cargo light, tow mirrors

It found its new home among peers Even drove on too the trailer. Said there was just a vacuum line disconnected!

Its a miracle! He responded with his address lol I'm going to bring some starting fluid and a jump pack to hopefully hear it pop off atleast. Ill keep yall updated

The more I looked at the pics the more I noticed all the factory options mine doesnt have like; AC, power steering, vent windows, slider window, a cargo light, I think it has cruise control and all the chrome trim including tail lights. It looks like they already eliminated the c101 connector. Much nicer interior than mine and the bodys not all banged up like mine. When did you try contacting him? My convos with him started a few weeks ago. I really hope he doesnt flake on me again and its in as good of shape as he says it is. I'm sure with some help from here I can get it running right. I already got a buyer lined up for mine too. Everyone cross your fingers for me

The saga continues...He finally replies last night and asks if I can come Thursday..today! He says he gave the truck another once over and thinks it has a fuel pump issue because "I went to start it and it was choking out. cranks, sparks but could tell it wasnt getting fuel so tested it and sure enough. But it has tons of good parts and I want to sell it to a guy like you." I replied saying I could come, asked for the address and if it he was implying that it doesnt even start or if it still idles atleast...no reply. So it went from a running driving vehicle to, idles but stalls in gear to, soft brakes to, a not running at all parts vehicle? 🤦‍♂️ If he wasnt a town over I would have given up already. But once you see the pics I think yall would agree its worth taking a look at to see whats what. Trying to save another 2.5 @eaglescout526 lol So my wife and I ran around to a couple ATMs last night to pull out some money. Have to hit the ATM again after work, hook up the truck and trailer and pray the kid actually responds with an address and not another excuse or ghosts me again

Looks amazing

Have you guys actually got a hold of someone there? Ive been trying to get some leaf springs made by them and Ive sent several emails with no response

The guy ghosted me again I hate people on marketplace The worst part is I lost interest in my MJ because I convinced myself it was a POS compared to the one I was supposed to be buying. Thinking about just selling it to a buddy now

Hooked up and ready to add another to the fleet