Hi Guys,
Picked this '89 Comanche Pioneer up about a week ago. Been sitting in the same spot in my neighborhood since I moved in 4 years ago. And as my new daily is an ND miata and my long term Lancia Fulvia project is coming to a close, it felt right to get something interesting with a little practicality to tinker on.
Since it didn't run a friend helped me get it to the parking pad I have in my cul-de-sac.
Quickly realized it didn't have spark or fuel. Spark was the ignition coil but I also threw a new cap and rotor at it for good measure. That solved the spark issue.
Then I pulled the fuel pump... lol no wonder i didn't have fuel.
So I yanked the whole tank and ordered some new stuff. This morning I rigged up a cheapo fuel pump inside a 1 gallon can to see what it would do and voila. Cranked right up.
This allowed me to drive it into the garage where I can actually start to work on it.
Looks nice next to the little Fulvia!
The engine sounds pretty bad though.. not sure if it's a stuck lifter or something worse. Here's a YT link if anyone wants to listen and tell me!
Maybe piston slap? maybe lifter? idk..
I drained the oil and will pull the pan to check things out. But headed on vacation in a couple days so it'll probably have to wait a few weeks.
Bonus picture of the Fulvia project I'm finishing if anyone is interested.. I made a custom EFI system for this car over the last 4 years and it has been a long journey but finally close to done. Runs on a Haltech Nexus R3, has a cam sensor where the distributor was, so fully sequential injection and ignition with VR38 GTR coils, Pico injectors in some 3D printed aluminum runners, Carbon plenum I made, CWA400 water pump, etc etc.. Basically all custom but it was a really fun project. Wiring the car from scratch so that's a WIP but here's a pic as it currently is
Looking forward to learning from you guys and getting this thing back on the road!
