thanks man , your a huge help, im going to try this out , im pretty positive i have all that i need.

 

got the swap done , battery died so i cant test to see how its working, i tied the two hoses that went into the bottle off the heater core hoses together, is that good? also just looked at the oil , time for a head gasket the oil has the lightest barely noticable tint of cream hahahaha that blows but o well.

 

Mine acted the sameway before it blew,i changed over to the newer style after I put in another motor,the old system is what caused my headgasket to blow,or lack of operator input.
You will be better off if you hook up your hoses the way they should be,it just takes away any chances of leaks there.

 

where would i hook up the hoses too? im not sure where they would go now?

 

and im not to late to get the head gasket done am i ? i can still save it right?

 

The hoses get replaced with the hoses from the other xj to the heater control valve like they are in the picture I sent.
How many miles do you have?you can just replace the headgasket,it does not hurt the engine to blow a headgasket,but you will need to insure the head is not cracked,have it magnafluxed.

 

116000 miles

 

with only 116000 for sure replace the headgasket,if it was high mileage I would say rebuild it,but that motor is just getting started.

 

yeah im going to bring it to my school on monday hopefully they can get it done before christmas break

 

i believe its so cold out my starter is frozen, second time this week ive delt with frozen starters(98 f150 blow had the same issue) booyaka for one problemo after the other

 

Look on the bright side,it gets better from here.

 

took a torch to the starter then the hammer, maybe its really dead, luckily there fairly cheap, im picking up the head gasket set and the other gaskets needed in the change, should i get head studs while im in there?

 

I would get them,they are not that much. good insurance exspecially when you have had a gasket issue to begin with.

 

okay when i get to school today ill get the parts delivered to our shop. this is going to be a great christmas vaca .go engine tear down

 

You're from someplace with snow... I'll assume you know that driving with your heater on will help a little with the overheating. It's kind of a stop-gap measure, and only a little effective, but it can buy you precious minutes on short trips when you're running hot.