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Old 06-03-2016, 03:59 PM
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it was 95 in AZ yesterday and I was in my jeep just sitting for a while with the AC cranked and I felt my jeep do something while I was sitting there then I turned it off and turned it back on and it was running rough then I started to drive and it was rough for a little then stopped, think it overheated or what?
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What's the condition of your cooling system? When's the last time you had a coolant flush? What did the temperature gauge read? Or what?
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replaced a radiator not too long ago, haven't flushed it since though. jeep doesn't have a temp gauge just one for when it overheats but never came on
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This is the perfect time to inspect and or replace your water pump and thermostat and think about doing a gauge cluster swap so you can get the gauges instead of having the dummy lights
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Originally Posted by askingxforxit
This is the perfect time to inspect and or replace your water pump and thermostat and think about doing a gauge cluster swap so you can get the gauges instead of having the dummy lights
This. Dummy lights do a fantastic job of letting you know you just screwed up your jeep.
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Could be heat soak (vapor lock).
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Originally Posted by greenbastard96
it was 95 in AZ yesterday and I was in my jeep just sitting for a while with the AC cranked and I felt my jeep do something while I was sitting there then I turned it off and turned it back on and it was running rough then I started to drive and it was rough for a little then stopped, think it overheated or what?
So, you were in a cooler area of Arizona yesterday.....

What year XJ you got?
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Originally Posted by TwistedWrench
This. Dummy lights do a fantastic job of letting you know you just screwed up your jeep.


Yep. They are called idiot lights for good reason.
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Originally Posted by askingxforxit
This is the perfect time to inspect and or replace your water pump and thermostat and think about doing a gauge cluster swap so you can get the gauges instead of having the dummy lights
okay thank you I'll definitely look into it thanks for all the responses!
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
So, you were in a cooler area of Arizona yesterday.....

What year XJ you got?
haha Arizona is taking a beating and it's a 96
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Originally Posted by EZEARL
Could be heat soak (vapor lock).
I'll have to look into it thank you.
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Yup vapor lock, just experienced it today, engine running a solid 210. When sitting idling or just sitting with engine off. I had to open the hood for about 20 minutes to cool off and and it cleared right up.
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Originally Posted by greenbastard96
haha Arizona is taking a beating and it's a 96
I'm in Prescott and it's hot here!!
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
I'm in Prescott and it's hot here!!
I believe it, I'm in Winslow AZ and it's been killing us over here was 102 yesterday
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Originally Posted by Tom03z06
Yup vapor lock, just experienced it today, engine running a solid 210. When sitting idling or just sitting with engine off. I had to open the hood for about 20 minutes to cool off and and it cleared right up.
I'll have to look into this thank you.


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