Jeep Comanche / MJ

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Root Moose

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Yeah, been talking to the guy in Brampton. If it wasn't all the way down in Toronto-land I'd be really interested. Still kinda am...

Local stuff? Anyone? :)
 
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Root Moose

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Yeah, he will only trade though (I contacted him).

FWIW, I'm looking for stock (or near stock, unmolested) and short box. :)
 
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Root Moose

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Thanks for the heads up on that one - it's new to me. I'm away next week - if it is still around the following week I'll investigate further for certain - distance makes it impractical since we are leaving Sunday and have lots to do.

What I'm looking for is a short box that is in good enough condition (rust!) to bother working with. These trucks are easy to convert to 4x4 so that is not a big deal, although I'd prefer 4x4. For the right truck (rust!) I'll buy 2wd.
 
Farm Boy

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Bought the Farm
Looking for another vehicle? :banghead::banghead:
You aming for one for every day of the month? :lmao:
 
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Grumpy

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So Chris....now that you found one and brought it home, when are you going to update this thread with all the juicy details???

P.S. I got first dibs on it if you ever need to give it up!!! (GM 6L, 4 speed trans to Atlas twin stick and D60's on 40's should do it just fine...)
 
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Root Moose

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LOL

And to think I thought nobody cared! :)

I brought my "new" Comanche home this past weekend. Here are some pictures.












It's a 4.0, 5 speed, SWB. The truck is originally from Colorado and has been in Ontario for about two years. Of that time it has been parked for approximately 18 months and it has only seen the beginning of an Ontario winter before it was parked. It is truly, mostly rust free. There is a bit of surface rust in a few places but the underside is excellent and far better than my 2001 Cherokee... and my Cherokee is very decent.

There is a backstory to why it was parked. Long story short: the engine is "blown". I'm not sure what blown means in this case as I can start the truck and it roars to life instantly. The throttle return spring is pooched so it jumps to WOT as soon as you touch the throttle and it has milky oil in the sump.

Maybe it is only a blown head gasket... which is concerning since a blown head gasket on a 4.0 is unusual... usually something else is fubar to cause it. I may replace the fluids and see what happens. Maybe the engine just needs a bit of TLC.

A big thanks goes out to John Farley for the loan of the trailer. Towed like a dream.
 
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