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Old 08-05-2012, 06:22 PM
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I have a 1996 Jeep Cherokee with the 4.0 litre inline 6 high output. I've recently been having problems with overheating when using the air conditioner. It won't happen everyday, but when it does my overheating/low coolant light comes on after several minutes of use with the a/c. Sometimes it will turn on for a minute, turn off for 15 seconds and turn back on. I had the thermostat replaced and I'm still having problems. I'm also going to be replacing the radiator. Any other ideas of why this might be happening?
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When you change out the rad. Give the rest of the cooling system a good flushing. Flush the heater core separately from the engine. Now would be a good time to rebuild your cooling system since you're changing out the read you might as well replace the water pump, fan clutch, hoses and belt.
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Okay. Thank you for the help, I appreciate it!
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Not a problem.
Once you take care of all of that let us know if it took care of you heating problem of not.
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Is your electric fan running when ac is on?
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