Re: 1988 Comanche Pioneer
How about a 4.0 :p lol. The 383 is intriguing, but we have a moderator on here that's done a 4.3 swap. His name is... 4.3LXJ! He can give you feedback on how that motor does for him.
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Re: 1988 Comanche Pioneer
It has been a good motor. Getting close to 300K on it now and going to need a refresh. You can make them go to 300 hp with some work. But if it is just a trail rig, put the 383 in
Re: 1988 Comanche Pioneer
I HAVE AN 89 BONE STOCK WITH THE 4.0L BUT IF IT GOES BAD IN THE NEAR FUTURE i AM GOING WITH EITHER THE 5 CYLINDER mb DIESEL OR THE CUMMIN 4bt
Re: 1988 Comanche Pioneer
well guys its looking like im going with a motor swap sooner than expected. 2 days ago i took my comanche for a short road trip (about 100 miles) when i got back i ran over to my farm and hit a little mud pit (wasnt beating it at all) and went down my driveway and started to head back towards my buddies house. about 2 miles down the road my jeep started increasing in rpm's from its idle whenever i would push the clutch in. it normally idles around 700 rpm. it took itself up to 3000 rpm's and would not drop at all. i got it to the local gas station and popped the hood. it was seeping oil out of the valve cover gasket. yesterday i pulled the line off the top of the valve cover and off of the other thing that line hooks into to find a white milky mixture (oil and coolant). i fired up the jeep and it idles normal for a few minutes until it warms up. then it does the same thing. increases in rpm's till it hits 3000 rpm's. im leaning towards a cracked head but i am not sure. it has about 187,000 miles on it. any help would be great guys as this is my daily driver right now
Re: 1988 Comanche Pioneer
Sounds like a vacuum leak on the rpms thing. Head may not be cracked, just a head gasket failure. I don't think the two are related