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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 05:36 PM
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After a weekend of Fun and a lot of mud, I'm having issues with the jeep overheating. City driving with 3 lights, 5 miles. I get to my destination and the temperature is one mark above 210 and I open the hood and the reservoir is spitting out water and the radiator cap as well. Thought it could be the radiator had mid stuck in so I took out the fan and cleaned it well.

End result same story. What could this be??
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 06:57 PM
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Possible cap bab get it pressure checked.
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 08:20 PM
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blown head gasket or cracked head
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 08:24 PM
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Does your fan clutch have play? Can you stop it with your hand? Is the condenser fan turning on? Is your coolant old and ****ty?
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 08:41 PM
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Do you have mud packed into the radiator?
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by HCCAFan
Does your fan clutch have play? Can you stop it with your hand? Is the condenser fan turning on? Is your coolant old and ****ty?
Stop the fan clutch by hand? I wouldn't suggest trying that...
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 1996sportXJ
Stop the fan clutch by hand? I wouldn't suggest trying that...
Pretty common in a garage. Guess I should add disclaimer "no girlie hands."
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 10:06 PM
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Pretty common in a garage. Guess I should add disclaimer "no girlie hands."
wtf garage is that common in? How many fingers do you and your buddies have left?
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 12:13 AM
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wtf garage is that common in? How many fingers do you and your buddies have left?
Leftys Garage does that formerly Two Hands Auto Service.
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 12:17 AM
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Leftys Garage does that formerly Two Hands Auto Service.
rofl
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by HCCAFan
Does your fan clutch have play? Can you stop it with your hand?
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 01:06 AM
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 09:53 AM
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hahah^
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by sthon
wtf garage is that common in? How many fingers do you and your buddies have left?
Apparently not in the oil wells.
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 06:53 PM
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