I fixed that problem changing the left side tank for one with a filler neck. If your is all copper, just find a junked rad and adapt the filler neck. Then I rerouted the hoses to be able to reuse the overflow tank

I put a vent on mine, most have it going the other way but Im trying to force air under the bonnet, over the manifold....it cooled my jeep down quite a bit.

OK, I'm sure you've been ask this before, but how did you make your light bar, I'm assuming it's homemade.

And that hood scoop looks awesome Chero

My XJ get "warm" if I'm on a long trail too. I simply pull the hood release from inside. This pops the hood up about 2 to 3". I then jam a couple of thick plastic wedges in there to kep it from bouncing. Very ghetto but it works to help ditch heat. I am usually on very slow trails so it flipping up is not an issue. Hood vents are on the list BTW. It works but looks silly

I think That I will try it today! I will make some hole it the thermosta, I know one guy who do that and he told me taht it works really well...

Last trail I did my wires all burn I hope that It will not hapen again

that is what I mean when I said hole in the termosta

If you look under the roofrack threads, you will see a guy there who has pics of his build, mine is practically the same (only a couple thousand miles away )

here some pics of my hood vents

i got my vent out of a dodge turismo 2.2 turbo
and it's working just fine(and look good)

yes mec it looks good, and is it works well? have you see a diference?

i have a 3 line radiator plus the vent and a new termosta,i can have the a/c on all day on the trail ...no problem

Today I did trail, and I pop the hood and the temperature of my xj was about 90 that was ok but I havent drive hard, tht was a easy one... AND I dont know what appened, but My xj stalled in the trail. I think there have a electric problem, because when Im turning the key for start my jeep, the weeper star.... Dont know what appen there but now my jeep is at the garage

Hey MJ, what make/model of aftermarket fan do you have? I am experiencing the same prob. with my '88 Pioneer, pissing coolant out the cap and bottom hose. Did you replace the orig. belt-driven fan or are you referring to the electric fan which is used when the A/C is turned on?

Mike
Central Va. XJ Mtn.Climber

Okay, so you *do* have the belt driven/clutch engaged fan and just replaced the stock electric one. I thought maybe you yanked both fans for an all-electric dual-fan setup.

I just found and read a very old thread on jeep-forums.4wd.com relating to the plastic pressure bottle leaking/overheating problems prone Chokees my year. The poster stated he pulled a similar style bottle from a '93-'97 Dodge Intrepid(same as Chrysler Concord or Eagle Vision) which also used the closed-system cooling setup, and swapped it into his XJ w/very little effort. He said these bottles have a traditional radiator-pressure cap.

He states the Chrysler bottle is thicker and larger(holding almost 1gal.) than the stock XJ bottle and it bolted right up to the firewall and shelf with the Dodge's orig. hardware. He posted a pic on photobucket but it's so old it expired so I cannot see what this looks like but I am game to try it.

Anyone seen this done before? He also mentioned you can use the same pressure bottle setup from a mid-to-late 90's Crown Vicky too.

Mike