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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Kalali
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Congratulations on your first period.
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo X_J
A defective cap or cracked radiator neck, but whateva, I'm just waitin on the video this is gonna be..............painful.
He won't do it.
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo X_J
Congratulations on your first period.
That's awesome!
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by sycoglitch
You're doing it wrong.

You were suppose to use a rolled up newspaper or your bare hands
haha I didn't mean to leave my phone in my engine bay while driving down the road
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 884x4
haha I didn't mean to leave my phone in my engine bay while driving down the road
Good use of an iphone anyway. Get yourself a real phone.
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by sthon
Good use of an iphone anyway. Get yourself a real phone.
lol
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by freegdr
Possible cap bad get it pressure checked.

That. And I'm in for $20 on the video.
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sthon
You suggested that as a way to test for a bad fan clutch. A known bad clutch doesn't count.
I figured you for a back peddler. Does that mean I can go touch a working fan and you will also pay $20 or are you going to ***** out of that too?
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by HCCAFan
I figured you for a back peddler. Does that mean I can go touch a working fan and you will also pay $20 or are you going to ***** out of that too?
How is that back peddling? You suggested something dangerous, I called you out on it. Either stop being a ***** and man up to it or stfu.
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 09:16 PM
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This is why forums suck, douche bags arguing instead of trying to solve a problem.

Would you people treat each other this way in real life. I feel like I'm back on pirate4x4 circa 2005. 3 pages of nonsense
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 09:41 PM
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A good suggestion on solving the problem is in post #2.
The carnival started when someone suggested stopping the fan by hand. We get the idea behind the suggestion- and checking the clutch is a good idea- but without a good explanation how to do it right someone reading along is gonna hurt themselves.
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 07:14 AM
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Aside from all the fighting here. It appears to be a bad fan clutch. Thanks to those that gave me some advise.
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 05:01 PM
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I have a 1990 Cherokee that I just purchased at the beginning of July. I am having terrible overheating problems. I first changed my radiator cap, it was bad. Then at the beginning of Aug, my tags were expired and I had to do emissions. It didn't pass the first couple of times. I replaced the fuel injectors and cadillac converter. It passed emissions. I then decided to changed the water pump, thermostat, serpentine belt, and spark plugs. The hose to the reservoir overflow was leaking at the end, so that was replaced. It ran extremely well for about a day. Today on my way to work, it started getting hot again. It was in between 210 & 260 <--- overheat.

What else could it be? I would imagine that the garage I took it to pass emissions did a pressure test, that is why they had to replace the cadillac converter. This leads me to believe the head gasket is fine. Would that be a good assumption?

If all of these things have been replaced, what else would cause it to overheat like this?
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Krystle
I have a 1990 Cherokee that I just purchased at the beginning of July. I am having terrible overheating problems. I first changed my radiator cap, it was bad. Then at the beginning of Aug, my tags were expired and I had to do emissions. It didn't pass the first couple of times. I replaced the fuel injectors and cadillac converter. It passed emissions. I then decided to changed the water pump, thermostat, serpentine belt, and spark plugs. The hose to the reservoir overflow was leaking at the end, so that was replaced. It ran extremely well for about a day. Today on my way to work, it started getting hot again. It was in between 210 & 260 <--- overheat.

What else could it be? I would imagine that the garage I took it to pass emissions did a pressure test, that is why they had to replace the cadillac converter. This leads me to believe the head gasket is fine. Would that be a good assumption?

If all of these things have been replaced, what else would cause it to overheat like this?
Check the freeze plugs and check if your aux fan is working
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 08:56 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?
"Ok, i need to see if my mechanic fan clutch is bad. If it IS bad, it'll stop when I jam my hand into it"

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

"Oh, well, I guess it's good then!"

Seriously, stop giving advice. You're a moron.
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