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Old 07-23-2011, 08:23 PM
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I have a '96 Jeep Cherokee with an overheating problem. Coolant is leaking from a weep hole high up on the engine between the fuel injectors. I know the water pump has a weep hole but this is a long way from there and higher. Any ideas?
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Headgasket maybe? A pic is worth 1K words.
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Apparently not a weep hole, just a hole. See pics
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Pretty much certain that is a Freeze plug and is not good when there is a hole in it.
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Yep, freeze plug, might as well replace them all while your there.
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Pretty much certain that is a Freeze plug and is not good when there is a hole in it.
Name: iagree.gif Views: 574 Size: 4.1 KB open and shut case replace them all like stated above.
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