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just one more overheating thread-
Alright, so i got this awesome condition 94 cherokee. Bought it, drove it 300 miles home, been driving it for about 5 days- Everything ran perfect- and yesterday while stopped checking mail after a 30 minute straight drive through the city- BAM i look up at the hood and im smoking- Get to level ground, stop it- coolant pouring out of the radiator cap....
Alight, I suspected a crappy cap, I go and get another. Refill my coolant, burp the system.... There are no leaks, but its still overheating....WTF?
Could it have cause a build of pressure or another component of the cooling system to tap out?
Alight, I suspected a crappy cap, I go and get another. Refill my coolant, burp the system.... There are no leaks, but its still overheating....WTF?
Could it have cause a build of pressure or another component of the cooling system to tap out?
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I just checked the pressure, it does have a leak- it sounds like its coming from the upper radiator hose- I tried to seal it with a hose clamp like 50 times, you think its possible to have a split in the plastic at the radiator where the hose meets??? I can't see anything but I CANNOT get it to hold and all the noise is coming from the connection-
I really dont feel like replacing the radiator. oh jeeps....
I really dont feel like replacing the radiator. oh jeeps....
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It overheats both. when i cranked it this morning it got to 260 without moving. After I played around with connections or what not, I drove around block and it was pretty skiddish. It was high for the first mile 2/3 to redline but then settled itself and ran cold..... After another couple miles it went back up again. I think my mans comment about the thermostat might be the answer...among other things
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Very possible to have a crack in the plastic replacing it upper and lower hose and thermostat is real good insurance seeing how you just purchased It.
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I just checked the pressure, it does have a leak- it sounds like its coming from the upper radiator hose- I tried to seal it with a hose clamp like 50 times, you think its possible to have a split in the plastic at the radiator where the hose meets??? I can't see anything but I CANNOT get it to hold and all the noise is coming from the connection-
I really dont feel like replacing the radiator. oh jeeps....
I really dont feel like replacing the radiator. oh jeeps....
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Oh, FYI It's now November...you are supposed to be posting about your heater not working. Overheating season is May-October.
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Yeah, hmmmm. I love jeeps, this is my second one after an 89' manche'. friends have wranglers and cherokees.... and work uses old fords and chevys-
I gotta say, when it comes to a water pump (cooling system in general) random leaks in the cab and general quirks that like to show up every couple of months- but are always usually less than a day and >300$ fix.... jeeps got em all beat. That 4.0 will run forever, its just making sure everything else around it does too- especially keeping it cool ;-)
its a jeep thing. I will continue my love for jeeps, but they really will teach anyone the basic mechanics of a vehicle... because its either that or be stranded.
I would take any jeep across the country. just not without some oil, a 13mm wrench, some rtv and a water pump.....
I gotta say, when it comes to a water pump (cooling system in general) random leaks in the cab and general quirks that like to show up every couple of months- but are always usually less than a day and >300$ fix.... jeeps got em all beat. That 4.0 will run forever, its just making sure everything else around it does too- especially keeping it cool ;-)
its a jeep thing. I will continue my love for jeeps, but they really will teach anyone the basic mechanics of a vehicle... because its either that or be stranded.
I would take any jeep across the country. just not without some oil, a 13mm wrench, some rtv and a water pump.....
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