88 cherokee overheating at idol

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Jun 4, 2013 | 10:04 PM

#16

DFlintstone

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From: Nor-Cal Coast

Year: 90,84

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0,2.5

Thank You! (Thought I waz alone in some "alternate universe")

Jun 5, 2013 | 06:41 PM

#17

88jee

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From: Denver

Year: 1988

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 Litre

Fan shroud is there, that has never been touched. Basically I have no weird mods to the engine area, the car is basically stock.

Jun 5, 2013 | 06:43 PM

#18

snopro700

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From: New Haven, CT

Year: 1995

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L

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Originally Posted by DFlintstone

Where's the Night Gallery Music. "Do do do do ". Why am I the only one who get's it? If it's cool moven, and overheats stopped, it sounds like airflow. The rad...maybe the fins OUTSIDE need cleaned. Granted a new rad might tip the scales enough, but the symptom's points to airflow to me. Still no info on the fan shroud.

Great point, I always wash my radiator and condenser out after a good mudding, dusty or high pollen/cottonwood conditions.

Jun 5, 2013 | 09:05 PM

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djb383

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From: The Republic of TEXAS

Year: 1998

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L HO

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Originally Posted by 88jee

Fan shroud is there, that has never been touched. Basically I have no weird mods to the engine area, the car is basically stock.

Replace the rad.

Jun 5, 2013 | 10:55 PM

#20

cruiser54

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From: Prescott, Az

Year: 1990

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0

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Replace the rad.

Yup. Good advice from "Mr Burp" himself. LOL.

Jun 6, 2013 | 01:33 AM

#21

88jee

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From: Denver

Year: 1988

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 Litre

Ok thank you everyone for the advice, I believe I will take the car to a place that worked on the jeep last summer, they do pretty good work. I will let everyone know how it turns out.

Thanks!