1987 Jeep Comanche Chief 4x4 from North America - Comments

16th Oct 2003, 18:57

"It's fun to drive, looks tough, is tough, and I am very attached to it"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Cracked headers at 110,000mi needed replaced. After that the exhaust/intake gasket kept blowing out. This is my 4th replacement - but this time I resurfaced the intake manifold.

Front left wheel hub was all chewed up. The mechanics probably did not tighten it up when they worked on the brakes/bearings.

Radiator busted at 120,000 - probably from jumping the truck over sand dunes when I let my blind friend drive it on the beach. Hey - blind guys like to drive too.

Neutral switch - still bad, I have not fixed yet.

Transmission mount - I broke it in low 4wd when trying to push over a firmly embedded fencepost (first post I couldn't push over).

Fuel injectors at 125,000.

General comments?

This is the kind of truck you feel safe in when you are way back in the boonies. I have not gotten it stuck yet, and would take it anywhere.

It has decent ground clearance as stock and is a real 4wd truck.

In low gear I think I could pull my house off it's foundation with it.

I love this little truck and will replace the whole thing one piece at a time if I have to.


21st Oct 2004, 20:02

If yours has the straight 6 than it will pull a house off its foundations. I've used mine to pull a hummer out of a pond, and used to rip the old barn down too these things are great.

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