running hot
07-06-2010, 10:13 PM
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Year: 1996
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running hot
my xj is running on average 220...i just put a 165 degree tstat in it and its still going over 220..sometimes it hits 240..can i run anything in the radiator that will help..its scaring me a little bit
07-06-2010, 10:29 PM
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i used the simple garden hose flush on my old XJ. if you buy the flush kit from advance it gives you step by step directions on that back i believe, my stepdad just did it to his silverado
07-06-2010, 10:35 PM
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burp. i had to wait till mine cooled off then take one of the heater core hoses off the t-stat housing and fill it and the head to the brim then stick it back on real quick to burp mine.
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07-06-2010, 10:52 PM
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let it idle and come to temp with the radiator cap off so all the air bubbles out,once it stops bubbling top it off replace the cap. Its a new cap right?
07-06-2010, 11:04 PM
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Mine was running really hot also. I did a flush on mine and even added Redline water wetter and it didn't help. I bought a CSF 3 core rad and now mine rarely hits 210. Usually stays around 180.
07-06-2010, 11:06 PM
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