Rere1992

Alright, so my 2001 Cherokee has been sitting for a month, the day after Easter and I've been installing the lift. I went to start it to check on the steering and noticed white smoke and some water leaving the tailpipe and then a little white smoke coming from under the coil tail and thermostat housing. I leak a little from the valve cover and thermostat housing. Also, I looked at the oil cap and it's clean. But I looked at the radiator cap and the antifreeze is clean but around the edges it looks a bit milky but I think it might be mud. Any ideas? The first time I noticed I thought it was a lot. Then I ran it again and it did the same thing but not as much.

Rere1992

This is the radiator cap

tjwalker

Hard to tell from the pic. Fix your thermostat housing leak; tolerate no coolant leaks.

With any 00-01, you want to know if coolant level is going down from a leak or if it is something more insidious like the 0331 cylinder head problem. The #1 symptom of a cracked 0331 is "unexplained coolant loss", so always keep a close eye on the level in the coolant reservoir.

Rere1992

I have noticed that I have a lot of coolant loss but I'm 99% certain it was from the housing. I'll fix it and keep watching my levels, thank you

cmartin2112

The water coming from the exhaust tip isn't a bad thing... Sometimes there is condensation in the pipe and the exhaust will force it out... I have seen it plenty of times.
Also check your dip stick, if that has the milk shake stuff on it you might have something to worry about. The one time I experienced a head issue the milky **** was everywhere and thick as all hell!
Does it try and overheat if you let it idle for 15 mins?

Rere1992

There was nothing on the dipstick when I checked the fluid level and neither was it on the oil cap. Tomarrow I'm gunna open the garage up and start it and let it run for a good period to see how it behaves . I just want some opinions on what to expect or to look for

cmartin2112

Yeah let it run for a few mins and watch the temp gauge then shut it off and check the oil. If everything looks good then your probably ok. Keep us updated on what happens.

Rere1992

Will do. I'll do it tm night after school