Overheating when idle
06-08-2012, 01:03 PM
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Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 l6
Overheating when idle
My jeep is overheating, but it is only when I am idling for long periods of time with the A/C on. Any idea what is wrong?
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06-08-2012, 01:14 PM
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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
06-08-2012, 01:15 PM
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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
06-08-2012, 02:18 PM
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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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