Re: [AMC-list] 86 camanche info

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" 
" Never saw a 3 speed auto with the Dakota V6.

hmmm...  were they all 4sp, or stick?  when did mopar start using
electronic autos?

" The XJ/MJs saw the good 2.8 in the last month or so of production.
" They came with zero balanced flexplates and Jeep used to have the
" plate part number to go with crate motors swapped in.

sweet!  though the 3.4 crate longblock is now out of production...

did any get manual trannies?

i -think- an '87-up s10 2.8 flywheel would work.  the camaro 2.8/3.4
won't; it's too thick.

" Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10
" 
" From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
"  
" " From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>
" " 
" " ok. i did check out the firewall on this one. it has a wide notch in
" " the middle of it just like my 2 sx4's do where the back end of the
" " head fits. the radiator sits way back also, could be reworked and
" " moved forward. i DISPISE anything generic motors. LOL. if i go ahead
" " and get this, and go with a 4.0 set up, i would be going for a 93-95
" " i think. entire wiring harness and all. the autos for those years
" " still shift with a linkage/cable dont they? this pickemup would be
" " for my mom. she needs something for winter supply trips for their
" " c-store. they live 90 (one way)miles from the small town they get some
" " stuff at, then alot of times, have to go 150 miles (one way) for the
" " bigger bulk of stuff. she has a little escort sedan now. dont work so
" " well. 
"  
" i think you need to compare this firewall to a later xj/mj to see if
" you do indeed have the 4.0 notch, before going ahead with a 4.0 swap.
"  
" as joe says, just putting another 60* v6 in would be easiest.  nb. gm
" redesigned the 2.8 for '87, with fixes for many of its ills, and also
" making it internally balanced instead of externally, so you can't use
" the existing flexplate without first removing its balance weights.
" all 3.1 and 3.4 also are internal balance.  going with a tbi or mpi
" version should pick some mileage up and probably be more trouble free.
"  
" i also think an xj 2.5 would be perfectly adequate for your parent's
" grocery runs, and definitely an easier swap than a 4.0 if you don't
" have the firewall notch - maybe easier even if you do, since it also
" used a tf904/30rh/30re [except on '87-'93 xj, aw4] and you wouldn't
" have to disturb the t/c.  better mileage than a 4.0, by an mpg or 2.
"  
" just for grins, another engine swap possibility is a dakota 3.9 v6,
" preferably mpi as i hear the carbed are gas hogs.  it's wide but they
" put 318s and 360s in zjs...  and its tf999 should slip right into the
" place of your tf904.
"  
" and also, if they're really packing the groceries in, i agree an xj
" would suit them better than this mj.
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