im new to the cherokee builds and i was wondering if the 1997 sport came factory with the electric fan? i know it may sound like a dumb question but hey you got to start somewhere.

 

yes

 

OE standard cooling consists of the belt fan only. OE Heavy Duty cooling added the efan. Factory a/c also added HD cooling.

 

ever seen a 97 with no ac...lol...

 

Nope, can't say that I have, just going by what the book says. Don't have enough time to look at other XJs, just our 1 XJ takes lots of time away from looking at other things, just to keep it going. LOL

 

You have an e-fan on the driver's side, and a mechanical/clutch fan on the passenger's side. Sounds like you want to remove the clutch fan and replace it, right? Having the same overheating problems as the majority of us had/have? Replace all of your cooling system components and flush/fill it. Problem solved 90% of the time.

 

im not replacing one i just bought this jeep from my brothers dad and ive seen on pics of cherokees that alot of them had the electric fan i just wanted to be sure so if i did i can go get it and put it on.

 

how would i know if it standard cooling or heavy duty?

 

lol i actualy saw one in th jy 94 4cyl factory no ac but stilll had both fans

 

If you see the belt driven fan and to the right an electric fan, well there is your HD cooling.

 

Well they hit a cow and the entire front end was off so. I dont know if it had one or not

 

Heavy duty cooling (both fans) was available as an option without a/c, from what I've read.....got to be a rare bird though.

 

So do yall think i should try it or wait

 

Does it/did it have factory a/c? If it does/did, it left the factory with HD cooling.

 

Correct. If the drivers side of your radiator is open you 're missing the electric fan. Look for a plug not plugged into anything in the ftont drivers corner. Go to a junkyard and get one. There are a couple of screws holding it on top and it just slides out (tabs on the bottom) .

The later model ones were a little quieter and more efficient but I think most of the 4.0 ones fit the same.

I got my plastic-ish radiator at advance auto. It works fine and the jeep runs a bit cooler. The tranny lines were a pain to attach (the couplings)