Question regarding closed to open cooling conversion
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Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
I done this conversion six weeks ago
used this tank...
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c...cherokee?pos=1
remove the old pressure tank, remove the shelf it sits on. I installed the new overflow tank on the innerfender wall where the old shelf was. I made a sheet metal bracket to bolt it too. I used a hammer to dent the inner fend3rwell a bit to give clearance to one corner of the new tank to assure it sits low enough so the hood dont hit it, just a 1/4 inch or so, minor denting with a ball ping hammer. works perfect. I eliminated the heater valve, and used the late model two heater hoses, but you will find that one of them hoses wont reach the water pump, so cut and splice the old hose from the pump to fit, easy peasy. the electric fan thermoswitch was originally on the renix radiator. the later systems moved this switch to the thermostat housing some radiators with the filler next might has a port for the switch, if not you need the late model thermostat housing to hold the switch, and that switch will be a different thread size, so you will need the later switch.
my conversion is nice i like it, no more failure prone plastic pressure tank!
used this tank...
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c...cherokee?pos=1
remove the old pressure tank, remove the shelf it sits on. I installed the new overflow tank on the innerfender wall where the old shelf was. I made a sheet metal bracket to bolt it too. I used a hammer to dent the inner fend3rwell a bit to give clearance to one corner of the new tank to assure it sits low enough so the hood dont hit it, just a 1/4 inch or so, minor denting with a ball ping hammer. works perfect. I eliminated the heater valve, and used the late model two heater hoses, but you will find that one of them hoses wont reach the water pump, so cut and splice the old hose from the pump to fit, easy peasy. the electric fan thermoswitch was originally on the renix radiator. the later systems moved this switch to the thermostat housing some radiators with the filler next might has a port for the switch, if not you need the late model thermostat housing to hold the switch, and that switch will be a different thread size, so you will need the later switch.
my conversion is nice i like it, no more failure prone plastic pressure tank!
if using a newer t housing and switch can the switch be spliced into the original switch wiring?
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From: Los Angeles CA
Year: 1990, 1995
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Where is the vacuum line to cap off? My 1990 doesn't have a vacuum-actuated valve. There is a tee in the heater hose, below the reservoir. There is a rotted stub of vacuum line coming out of the firewall nearby. It is too short to hold a cap. I wonder if I could squirt in some caulk.
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