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1987 Comanche - purchase questions. 18k miles


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2 hours ago, eaglescout526 said:

I must be the only one who likes those rims. 

They’ve grown on me over the years. But the only color I like to see them with is red. Doesn’t matter if it’s an MJ, XJ, or YJ, they look decent as long as the Jeep is red. 

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Re: removing the side stripes... Depending on how faded the paint is you may be left with stripe shaped bright red lines under where the stripes used to be. I'm not sure I would pull them off if it is original paint.

 

Those stickers look old (style) so have probably been on the Jeep since the 80s.

 

Just a thought.

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Well, I picked it up today. Here are some pictures. Let me know if anyone wants a specific picture of anything. I don't imagine there are many around in this condition anymore.

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12 hours ago, eaglescout526 said:

That firewall label scares me. Where is the vacuum diagram?

 

Not sure, but I've seen other pics from the same year that look the same.

 

I've also heard that the 87s weren't supposed to have a 8 slot grill, but yet I've seen some with 8 slots. Is that info wrong? Or can you easily swap them?

 

This one for example, both the decal and grill look like mine.

https://www.carstory.com/detail/1987-Jeep-Comanche-Bristol_PA-1JTMG6411HT132602

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2 hours ago, ajr said:

I've also heard that the 87s weren't supposed to have a 8 slot grill, but yet I've seen some with 8 slots. Is that info wrong? Or can you easily swap them?

They can be easily swapped. It only something like 6 or 8 screws. I think it should have the 10 slot grille, but I’m not 100% sure. 

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3 hours ago, ajr said:

I've also heard that the 87s weren't supposed to have a 8 slot grill, but yet I've seen some with 8 slots. Is that info wrong? Or can you easily swap them?

We were lucky enough to stumble on a 10 slot grille in a junk yard. Yes, they are interchangeable (with the Renix grille at least) if you can find one...

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58 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said:

I don’t think ive ever seen an 87 without a vac diagram on the emissions label. 

It is weird. Could it be because it seems to be an early one? Maybe AMC didn’t think of having it or accidentally made a run without the diagram?

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6 minutes ago, 89 MJ said:

It is weird. Could it be because it seems to be an early one? Maybe AMC didn’t think of having it or accidentally made a run without the diagram?

 

 

Just found this video, no diagram on it either (20 seconds in to the video).

 

 

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16 minutes ago, pizzaman09 said:

Is that vacuum actuator on the passenger side firewall for cruise control?

Yeah it is. Looks like an SJ servo. I’m really curious about it and why that was used. 
 

or are you talking about the sphere which would be for the HVAC blend doors. 

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3 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said:

Yeah it is. Looks like an SJ servo. I’m really curious about it and why that was used. 
 

or are you talking about the sphere which would be for the HVAC blend doors. 

I was asking about the servo.  That is pretty cool that it has cruise on a 4 cylinder.

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1 hour ago, pizzaman09 said:

I was asking about the servo.  That is pretty cool that it has cruise on a 4 cylinder.

Cruise on a 4cyl is rare. I have it on both my Jeeps. Later add on with factory parts of course. The cable for the servo is a pain in the butt to find as it’s much longer than the 4.0L. 

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