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Junior Member
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 40
Likes: 0
From: Lake Tapps, Washington
Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I would like to post a new thread but i can't find the button for it. Can you please help me? I am starting a new xj project, and i would like to know what everyone thinks my first steps would be and how to go about doing it. Its my first project and im on a limited budget. It will also be my hunting rig so it cant be too extreme. I dont need a fully modded rock crawler just a few cheap easy fixes to make it more reliable in the woods. Thank You
Junior Member
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 40
Likes: 0
From: Lake Tapps, Washington
Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
This thread is for all those who would like to ask something tech related and don't want to start a new thread or hijack someone elses, and for all those tech related questions you happen to ask in the big off topic threads. Me and some of the older members will answer every kind of question as long as it is TECH and polite.
P.S. for the newbs: stupid questions don't exist, there are only stupid answers. Feel free to ask whatever you want. "What is a Jeep?" is a good question....
EDIT: If your question is very common (eg: lift) please DO A RESEARCH FIRST and if you don't find the answer come back here, 75% of the questions can be answered within a 5/10 min browse using the "SEARCH" button on the black banner menu.
For any lift & tire questions go here first: https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/all...go-here-10579/
P.S. for the newbs: stupid questions don't exist, there are only stupid answers. Feel free to ask whatever you want. "What is a Jeep?" is a good question....
EDIT: If your question is very common (eg: lift) please DO A RESEARCH FIRST and if you don't find the answer come back here, 75% of the questions can be answered within a 5/10 min browse using the "SEARCH" button on the black banner menu.
For any lift & tire questions go here first: https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/all...go-here-10579/
Newbie
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
From: West Coast, Oregon
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 liter straight 6
Hey everyone, I've had my cherokee for about a month now, and it has been getting really hot, just at an idle even. I thought it could be a blown head gasket, replaced that. Still gets hot. It's a 1990 so it has the notorious closed cooling system, I've burped it numerous times and nothing seems to work. Now I want to convert it to an open system. Anyone done this before? I could really use a couple of pointers!
Newbie
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
Model: Cherokee
Clutch replacement and other...?
Greetings,
First I have subscribed to this thread for over a year and have learned a ton about my '97 XJ. This forum guided me through a 4" junkyard lift, DIY alignment curing death wobble. and Ford Explorer Rear Hatch pneumatic mod (pops open!). Thanks to all the contributors!
Question: Clutch failed on my '97 so it's time to replace with new heavy duty clutch. Any recommendations for a clutch and other items to replace as long as I have the transfer/tranny off? Right now planning on clutch disk, pressure plate, throw-out bearing and pilot bearing. Just thought I'd take care of any other potential problems while I'm greased up.
Thanks, Jim
First I have subscribed to this thread for over a year and have learned a ton about my '97 XJ. This forum guided me through a 4" junkyard lift, DIY alignment curing death wobble. and Ford Explorer Rear Hatch pneumatic mod (pops open!). Thanks to all the contributors!
Question: Clutch failed on my '97 so it's time to replace with new heavy duty clutch. Any recommendations for a clutch and other items to replace as long as I have the transfer/tranny off? Right now planning on clutch disk, pressure plate, throw-out bearing and pilot bearing. Just thought I'd take care of any other potential problems while I'm greased up.
Thanks, Jim
CF Veteran
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 1,222
Likes: 1
From: Buffalo, NY
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Moderator of Jeeps
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 21,029
Likes: 3
From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
Hey everyone, I've had my cherokee for about a month now, and it has been getting really hot, just at an idle even. I thought it could be a blown head gasket, replaced that. Still gets hot. It's a 1990 so it has the notorious closed cooling system, I've burped it numerous times and nothing seems to work. Now I want to convert it to an open system. Anyone done this before? I could really use a couple of pointers!
Do you have an electric fan? Does it work?
Have you ever replaced your mechanical fan clutch? Is it worn out?
Is your thermostat, water pump, etc working properly?
How old is your radiator?
How are you burping the system?
Switching to open cooling won't help unless you replace the troubled part in the process
Junior Member
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 15,016
Likes: 11
From: +34° 25' 35.67", -81° 21' 12.04"
Year: 1993
Engine: 4.0
Greetings,
First I have subscribed to this thread for over a year and have learned a ton about my '97 XJ. This forum guided me through a 4" junkyard lift, DIY alignment curing death wobble. and Ford Explorer Rear Hatch pneumatic mod (pops open!). Thanks to all the contributors!
Question: Clutch failed on my '97 so it's time to replace with new heavy duty clutch. Any recommendations for a clutch and other items to replace as long as I have the transfer/tranny off? Right now planning on clutch disk, pressure plate, throw-out bearing and pilot bearing. Just thought I'd take care of any other potential problems while I'm greased up.
Thanks, Jim
First I have subscribed to this thread for over a year and have learned a ton about my '97 XJ. This forum guided me through a 4" junkyard lift, DIY alignment curing death wobble. and Ford Explorer Rear Hatch pneumatic mod (pops open!). Thanks to all the contributors!
Question: Clutch failed on my '97 so it's time to replace with new heavy duty clutch. Any recommendations for a clutch and other items to replace as long as I have the transfer/tranny off? Right now planning on clutch disk, pressure plate, throw-out bearing and pilot bearing. Just thought I'd take care of any other potential problems while I'm greased up.
Thanks, Jim
Junior Member
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 15,016
Likes: 11
From: +34° 25' 35.67", -81° 21' 12.04"
Year: 1993
Engine: 4.0
I would like to post a new thread but i can't find the button for it. Can you please help me? I am starting a new xj project, and i would like to know what everyone thinks my first steps would be and how to go about doing it. Its my first project and im on a limited budget. It will also be my hunting rig so it cant be too extreme. I dont need a fully modded rock crawler just a few cheap easy fixes to make it more reliable in the woods. Thank You
CF Veteran
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 1,222
Likes: 1
From: Buffalo, NY
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I would like to post a new thread but i can't find the button for it. Can you please help me? I am starting a new xj project, and i would like to know what everyone thinks my first steps would be and how to go about doing it. Its my first project and im on a limited budget. It will also be my hunting rig so it cant be too extreme. I dont need a fully modded rock crawler just a few cheap easy fixes to make it more reliable in the woods. Thank You
