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From: New Jersey
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: l6 HO
My daughter had a 2000 jeep classic with the 4.0l inline 6, and a few weeks ago on her way home late at night it ran hot - she pushed it to make it to a store and it quit as she turned in.
So far I have replaced the raiditor - thermostat - and water pump, I did manage to get it to start but it has a rough idle and a lot of oil smoke blowback when you remove the dip stick or oil fill cap, it also ran hot in the yard sitting idle after a few minuets even with the new parts - My thoughts are it needs a head gasket or a head reworked, what are some ways to define the problem?
Thanks for any help
So far I have replaced the raiditor - thermostat - and water pump, I did manage to get it to start but it has a rough idle and a lot of oil smoke blowback when you remove the dip stick or oil fill cap, it also ran hot in the yard sitting idle after a few minuets even with the new parts - My thoughts are it needs a head gasket or a head reworked, what are some ways to define the problem?
Thanks for any help
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From: New Jersey
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: l6 HO
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From: shawnee,ks
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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Joined: Dec 2012
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From: Tacoma
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
I know I've brought this up on this thread before, but it's cheap and it works.
Just bought with 204K miles...I can turn the steering wheel 15 degrees in both directions before it starts to turn the front tires, along with a clunk coming from the right front when I go over speed bumps and the like. I've gotten underneath it and reefed on the front suspension components to see if there was anything major that I could see. I'm new to the Cherokees...is there any common steering problems like this on high mileage versions? I just need some insight before I take it somewhere to get look at. Thank you.
Les
Les
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From: Western, Pa (5 mins away from ohio border)
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: straight 6 (4.0L)
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