Overheating when idle
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From: Southern Oregon
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I know your gonna get this from a lot of people so I'm gonna do it as politely as I can. There is lots of info on this topic you just need to search a bit. I my self had the same problem that I finally fixed last week. First thing I would check is you fan clutch. It should be easier to spin with the engine cold and harder to spin when the engine is hot. I would replace this first and see if that works
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From: Lantana, Fl
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.Slow
Originally Posted by PNWjeeper
I know your gonna get this from a lot of people so I'm gonna do it as politely as I can. There is lots of info on this topic you just need to search a bit. I my self had the same problem that I finally fixed last week. First thing I would check is you fan clutch. It should be easier to spin with the engine cold and harder to spin when the engine is hot. I would replace this first and see if that works
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From: The Republic of TEXAS
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L HO
I'm going to try to read between the lines, for safety sake for the OP, and suggest that if one does not know how a clutch fan functions (or how old the fan clutch is), just replace it with new (+/-$35).
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