Not all 231s are internally ballanced. The early ones where odd fire externally ballanced just like the 225s. My 71 has a 231 in it pushing the...
Mine is a 71, Vin is 8705f17071519. this # matches in the firewall, door, and glovebox as well as title, but my insurance company says that the #...
Yeah you are pretty much sol as far as a replacment goes. The tank on my 71 was full of holes so I relined it with a product called Red Cote....
Sounds like a converter or clutch issue to me. Something is sticking. I would change the fluid and drive it around the yard for a few hours to see...
there is a hard top on ebay...
That old Commando will be hard on those knees if you are over five foot tall. That seat sits real close to the wheel:) Migrating up to the...
Jeepster Jam in Mountian City TN. the first week of July.
I don't know anything about the T-case accept what my commando parts guy has told me and that is that if you have the automatic transmission that...
4 Grand is way to high for a rig that has been modified. You should beable to pick one of these up for under three grand any day of the week. As...
Great forum,, I am glad someone finally got one going. Now if we can just get a few aftermarkets going we will be in good shape.
Pull that engine and sell it for the 50 bucks.....(actually put it on ebay as somebody on there will give you a few hundred for it) Its the best...
This is my 71 J Commando, It has a transplant 231 and the turbo hydraulic 400 and a D20 T-Case and Duelmatic lever style hubs. Overall it is in...
The hardtops are around, but you would usually have to buy the entire jeepster to get one. Hop on ebay and see what they have; there are usually...
Mine had self adjusting timing and ran like crap most of the time. The timing would have to be adjusted about every 100 miles or so. I have read...
I would pull the 225 and junk it. Get on the net and find a 231 and drop it in there. It will bolt right up and does not have the timing issues...
You will have to mix and match from whatever you can make fit. There is almost nobody producing aftermarket for the Jeepster Commando.
It is my understanding that the TH400 that is in the jeepster commandos cannot be switched from the weak dana 20 to the dana 18. The only way to...
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