Philbob56 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 I got a cluster out of a Cherokee with guages and a tachometer and would like to install it in my 1990 Comanche, what mods do I need to do (wiring, replacing sensors, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 It’s all plug and play. You need to change the temp and oil pressure from a sensor. As long as it didn’t come from a ‘91 and newer or an ‘86 and down you are golden. You may need to adjust the tech depending on which engine you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Here’s the diy I will be using for my swap https://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=921205 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 11:47 PM, BeaterComanche86 said: Here’s the diy I will be using for my swap https://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=921205 Did the duralast parts in that link work for you? Autozone website says they are not compatible, although as long as they fit I don`t see why they would not work. Any body else know of some compatible\comparable parts that should work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 9 hours ago, Ryno said: Did the duralast parts in that link work for you? Autozone website says they are not compatible, although as long as they fit I don`t see why they would not work. Any body else know of some compatible\comparable parts that should work? I haven’t installed my sensors yet but plan on installing the oil sensor today after work. I couldn’t find the duralast he used but I found a comparable part number. I’ll post how it goes and the part number I used a bit later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 7 hours ago, BeaterComanche86 said: I haven’t installed my sensors yet but plan on installing the oil sensor today after work. I couldn’t find the duralast he used but I found a comparable part number. I’ll post how it goes and the part number I used a bit later I was able to order the parts he listed from the autozone website. If you put in 89` cherokee in the autozone system it says it works. Says they won't`t get delivered until the 26th or the 27th sooo I`ll get to check if the autozone parts work next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Good luck, when I was removing the oil pressure switch the stupid brass 90 completely snapped and broke off in my block soooo now I have to figure out how to remove it. Thankfully it’s s hollow bolt so no drilling required and should be able to just extract it. Just a warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 My parts came in early, so I was able do this on Sunday morning. The old temp sending unit was crazy tight, took a while to get off. Lots of elbow grease. Somehow managed to get the oil sending unit off without breaking it. The new oil sending unit is much bigger, I can see changing oil filters being a potential problem in the future. I pulled the speedo cable off of the transfer case to give just enough play to slide the cable forward at the cluster to be able to reach behind and un clip it. The plastic clips for the wire connection to the clusters are surprisingly tough to unclip. Make sure you remember the orientation Something that I had not accounted( I should have though) for is on the cluster being pulled out was the shift indicator, which actually has an attachment that will keep you from pulling the cluster all the way out if you do not remove it. So i have ordered an Ididit shift indicator as a replacement. I adjusted the odometer in my swap cluster to match what my current cluster odometer so the mileage will be correct. Mine had 252k miles, my swap cluster only had 162K. The duralast parts listed from the NAXJA link do work and fit properly. I`m super glad I did this swap. I found out my MJ runs really hot, like almost to the red on the gauge hot. Probably just barely not hot enough to trip the dummy light. Can`t say enough about having the gauges over the light. Although I will miss the blue graphics as opposed to the red on the new one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaterComanche86 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 46 minutes ago, Ryno said: My parts came in early, so I was able do this on Sunday morning. The old temp sending unit was crazy tight, took a while to get off. Lots of elbow grease. Somehow managed to get the oil sending unit off without breaking it. The new oil sending unit is much bigger, I can see changing oil filters being a potential problem in the future. I pulled the speedo cable off of the transfer case to give just enough play to slide the cable forward at the cluster to be able to reach behind and un clip it. The plastic clips for the wire connection to the clusters are surprisingly tough to unclip. Make sure you remember the orientation Something that I had not accounted( I should have though) for is on the cluster being pulled out was the shift indicator, which actually has an attachment that will keep you from pulling the cluster all the way out if you do not remove it. So i have ordered an Ididit shift indicator as a replacement. I adjusted the odometer in my swap cluster to match what my current cluster odometer so the mileage will be correct. Mine had 252k miles, my swap cluster only had 162K. The duralast parts listed from the NAXJA link do work and fit properly. I`m super glad I did this swap. I found out my MJ runs really hot, like almost to the red on the gauge hot. Probably just barely not hot enough to trip the dummy light. Can`t say enough about having the gauges over the light. Although I will miss the blue graphics as opposed to the red on the new one.... Glad to hear your swap when smooth. I was able to get the broken fitting sorted out, and I’m picking up the temp sensor today and hopefully swapping it with little issue. Gotta love working on original parts that have been in the same spot for 30 years. I’m gonna start using my torch a bit more on some of these old threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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