Dr. No

Thanks skidoo! That's what I love about this site. Once I get into it, I'll update this post with more door info.

Nice post. i like the video over a write up. Please post more if you are still working on that door. I will be doing some work on my MJ door and this video helps. Next, I need to figure out which XJ year door works with my '87.

If it was like mine, it had the peguot 5 speed which went out and it was converted to an AX4 (4 speed)

Funny; The signature has a bug. I had "Comanche" but it put "Cherokee". I switched the sig to say "MJ", but now it reads "XJ". Does the server do this as a joke? EDIT: funny again. I wrote "C.O.M.A.N.C.H.E" (periods added to fool computer) in the above sentance and it put "Cherokee". EDIT 2: HaHa must be a.p.r.i.l. f.o.o.l.s. It changes the text from "M.J." to "XJ"

I've had my first MJ for a couple of months now. It ran okay but it run really rich. In fact it looked like it was a diesel with all the black smoke pouring out. Since I had it, Ive replaced the O2 sensor and spark plugs, which seems to have really improved things. I tested the MAT and MAP sensor and seems to be in spec. After de-greasing, there still seems to be a small oil leak somewhere as is evident from some small drips on floor. Upon inspection, there was a manifold bolt missing from the exhaust manifold. I decided to change out the gasket on the manifold as well as replace the value cover RTV with a real gasket. Attached are some of the intake pics and old gasket. It seems really oily and full of soot. Look normal? The pic of the gasket shows the leak were it was missing a bolt. P.S. my grill was upside down but at least that is fixed.

I bought my '87 Comanche about a month ago and am in the process of chasing down a "running rich" condition. Today I noticed the same thing you are describing. I see small water spots collecting below the intake manifold. I also have "smoke" rising up after the engine gets hot. I say smoke but not sure if it is steaming antifreeze or a burning smoke combination. When I bought it, it was covered in oil and the previous owner did a DYI valve cover gasket job. Since then I degreased it and am trying to track down the leak. My next job will be to replace the manifold gasket and valve cover gasket to see if that fixes the problem. I have a couple of manifold bolts missing so I am pretty sure this is contributing. Please repost if you track it down your issue. BTW, this is my first post and am thankful for this site! I love it! I have learned so much about my truck from this site. I have big dreams for the '87 and hope I have the persistence to fix her up.