BOHICA762

Not happy at all, got my 1st cherokee, 89 laredo 4x4 4.0 the other day. i wanna take it out 4wheelin. started to head over to the everglades and i noticed it kept getting hotter and hotter. so no test run that day. dropped it off this morning at a mech i always used to get thermostat and a good coolant flush. well i get a call about a lil tube in the water pump thats basically getting ready to disengrate, plus something else about the therm housing. ok go ahead and replace it, not too expensive. call after work to see if it was ready, not ready, called back in ahour, was bled and test driven, started to overheat during test drive, so they wanna make sure theres no air left inside. radiator is fairly new and looks to be in great shape. Jeep gets to spend the night in the mechanic shop. now i am sad because i still havent gotten a chance to take a nice ride w my wife and the jeep. its my first build so i guess i need to get alot more patient.

itsanxjthing

i think its probably the bottle

BOHICA762

you mean the reservoir? what do you think, loss of pressure? my first jeep so i am trying to learn its quirks

itsanxjthing

well our jeeps have a closed style coolinig system, so the res bottle is actually like your rad cap, they overheat and warp and dont hold pressure, common problem.

Bama91XJ

ya your mechanic needs to get the air out and check the thermostat. Plus check the cap on the reservoir.

BOHICA762

that was one of the items that were supposed to be changed, maybe its a lemon. maybe its the cap, just was so excited to finally go and try out the 4wheel

itsanxjthing

personally i would just take it home and try a few things yourself, way cheaper

BOHICA762

how are those kumhos treating you? i am looking for a good cheap m/t for my stock wheels until i upgrade suspension. right now they have street tires. i was looking at tirerack , and seen the firestones, dunlop and your kumho. cheap not too expensive do you know of any better places to buy tires? also where did you mount your cb? sorry to keep bugging you

RenoXJ

good advice.

itsanxjthing

LoL your not bugging me, The kumhos are the best tires ive ever owned, and my cb hangs below my glovebox. Tires no good on ice though

builtnotbought89'

4wheelparts.com does a deal every few months on procomp tires (buy 3 get 1 free)! Just FYI

BOHICA762

$420 DOLLARS LATER, NEW THERO AND WATER PUMP PLUS 2 FLUSHES LATER I AM GETTING THE JEEP BACK. oops sorry for yelling. i was checking the haynes manual, power steering pump is next on the to-do list. I think I am up to the challenge. any tips or advice for replacing it???i see i need to get a special tool to pull the pulley

stickey

you said everglades, anywhere near Davie? If so check out 4j auto - Chris, he only works on Jeeps, and Jeeps only. Not the cheapest but really nice and gets it done right.

BOHICA762

Deerfield, davies close tho. apprecaite the heads up. do you know anywhere i can go thats not to rough for a stock 89 laredo? dying to go for a nice drive

itsanxjthing

LOL, i told you you should have brought it home and tried a few things yourself