91boggers

Hi guys i'm new to this forum and I am in need of some help. I bought a 91 Cherokee back in October as a little project and so far its been fun fixing little things and seeing the creativeness of its previous owner (like allowing the blinkers to only work when the hazards are on but the hazards dont work) anyway after wanting to change the coolant in the radiator I noticed no radiator cap... after researching it I realized I have a closed loop radiator system.. ok thats different.. well I then noticed that the coolant overflow bottle was filled with water/coolant so I took it out and drained it only to find out that the hose was cut by it previous owner and now goes to the ground instead of the radiator... so I bought some new hose to connect to the radiator which I figured was an easy connect and go job but I have noooo clue where it goes. I researched and researched for hours on end and looked under, around, and everywhere but I still have no clue where or what the overflow bottle hose connects to.. Please Help Me!!! pictures or any kind of information would be amazing... Waiting patiently

klees

well mine is connects where the neck of the radiator cap is...there is a little tube that comes out and connects from there, along on top of the radiator and to the bottle...but i have a 95 but i dont think it shouldnt have changed designs wise,,,hope this helps

91boggers

yea on the closed loop systems their is no radiator cap with that little nub to connect the hose to, thats only on the much better open systems like you have.
I tried looking again and noo such luck yet

Cherokeefever

You`d be better off putting an radiator with an cap in ur rig Otherwise I`ll post up an picture later for you

Cherokeefever

P.S. if it`s an 91 the radiator should have an cap? But here`s an picture off an 87

00XJ

if you got a closed sytem you ought to upgrade to a open sytem

91boggers

Thanks for the pictures!! I looked in that same area but didnt see anything today. Here are some pics of what im working with if the help




This is the coolant bottle that is on my year and I took the hose off of the top bc it was only a foot long and went to the ground.



If you can see under the blue wire that is the remaing hose that the guy before me cut and ran an electrical wire through.... but as you can see no radiator cap and their is nothing around where the hose stops that I can see to connect it to.
Any Ideas??

Cherokeefever

Looks like someone replaced the radaitor with an closed one so go on ebay and u can buy one for $63.00 to ur door. In other words someone replaced the radiator with an older one. You`ll need to change it out. P.S. where are you located?

91boggers

AHHH okok, I live in Dublin, Ohio like 15 from downtown Columbus.... Their is a place called pick and pull im gonna go their and get a newer radiator and blower motor next week tho.... Where r u located at??

XJninja

On my '90 the lower hose goes through the heater control valve then to the water pump. The top hose comes in from the head / (thermostat i believe)