Anyone have an '87 MJ owners manual?

[billyboyxoxox]

I need to know what the 'tell tale' lights on the left side of the dash just under the brake light are. Immediately under the brake light on the right is an orange upward pointing arrow and there is something on the left of that. The orange upward arrow has been coming on in every gear once the RPM's get up to a certain point. The light on the left flashed one time, not even long enough for me to see what it looked like. I don't know what is below these two or anything past the brake light. Thank you in advance for any help in understanding what these lights are.

 

Where is a good place to look for an owners manual for this truck?

[Fernando87mj]

The arrow one is the "shift light " which supposedly comes on at a certain rpm to maximize mpg

[Wiggilez]

my dakota has that, and I tend to completely forget about its existence.

[billyboyxoxox]

A shift light! I was guessing it might be that even though it seems to have great faith in the old motor's torque capabilities. Thank you friends! Now what about those other lights? I've owned this truck since 1994 and I'm only now worried about this. lol! I would really like to find an owners manual for it. Any ideas on links to find one would be much appreciated.

[sinkrun]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1987-Jeep-Comanche-4x4-Owners-Manual-User-Guide-Reference-Operator-Book-/230818315748?hash=item35bdd7fde4:g:vkAAAOSw6wRW~bBa&vxp=mtr

[gogmorgo]

You should be able to use google to find a diagram of the gauge cluster.

As to the torque capabilities, which motor do you have? The 4.0 has a long flat torque curve, something like 150lb-ft available already at 1200rpm. I just picked up my first 4.0 ax15 XJ this weekend, and it's very reminiscent of a tractor, pretty much just stick it in a gear and it goes. Contrast this to my Lada which won't accelerate much at all below 3000 rpm...

[500 MJ]

I have an extra '87 4x2 manual. It's not a new repop like the one on eBay. It's original, complete with water damage and sun fading, but you can still open and read every page. $10 shipped. PM me if you are interested.

[billyboyxoxox]

Gogmorgo, I have the 4.0 and it does have plenty of torque. Truthfully, I almost never use 5th gear because I don't drive it on the interstate. 4th is high enough for my 55mph old man driving. I've got 153,000 miles on it and it makes the normal lifter ticks but I don't push it too hard. I've only done a few hill crawls in the woods but I promise I've done my share of log dragging, tree pulling over and FULL loads of firewood. The old BA10/5 hasn't failed me yet. It's got the Dana 35 rear axle too and it did drop a wheel with a burned out bearing once about 20,000 miles ago. That was a first for me and I was lucky the wheel and axle was only hit by one Chevy Blazer in late rush hour Chicago traffic. It bent the axle 45 degrees where it was hot! It hasn't been on the interstate since and I admit it scares me a little. I had an extra leaf spring added to both sides in back so it would hold more weight which it has done MANY times. I'd still say I baby it for the most part!

 

500 MJ, I appreciate your offer but I might go for the ebay owners manual because it's for my 4x4. Thank you!

 

sinkrun, thank you for that link! I probably will end up paying their price for it when I have a few extra bucks. I've tried googling for information about those lights and get all kinds of horse manure not really related to my search. Maybe I need practice with my search terms. lol!