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?

 

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?

 

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

 

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.

 

Could be heat soak (vapor lock).

 

So, you were in a cooler area of Arizona yesterday.....

What year XJ you got?

 

Yep. They are called idiot lights for good reason.

 

okay thank you I'll definitely look into it thanks for all the responses!

 

haha Arizona is taking a beating and it's a 96

 

I'll have to look into it thank you.

 

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'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

 

I'll have to look into this thank you.