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Old Jun 17, 2014 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by salad
Vacuum line comes from the intake manifold, runs along behind the engine, along firewall and right fender, will have a T at the cruise control (if cruise is present it should be hooked up) and run to the reservoir "Jeep Egg" in the bumper.
After market bumper so I'm assuming they deleted the egg. That's what it needs to work id bet. Thank you Salad.
Old Jun 17, 2014 | 09:56 PM
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Yep probably...
Old Jun 17, 2014 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by salad
Define "working properly". Not clogged? Check temp for "in" and "out" hoses. Not leaking? Look for leaks.

These things don't have oil coolers.

You appear to be fishing for answers to problem you don't know how to explain. What's wrong with your Jeep?
What isnt? It has 153k and the po's did no maintenance expect maybe a 10-15k mile oil change... Driving home and my trans was so hot i leaned my leg on the floor and burned a hole through my pants. (no carpet in)

and theres 2 smaller radiators in front of my engine radiator. I know one is trans, guessing other was oil
Old Jun 17, 2014 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ITTs_Cole

What isnt? It has 153k and the po's did no maintenance expect maybe a 10-15k mile oil change... Driving home and my trans was so hot i leaned my leg on the floor and burned a hole through my pants. (no carpet in)

and theres 2 smaller radiators in front of my engine radiator. I know one is trans, guessing other was oil
Little one is tranny, larger is your Ac condenser. My tranny never got hot enough to burn through my work pants. But that tunnel does get hot, especially on a 94° day.
Old Jun 17, 2014 | 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by my89xj
Little one is tranny, larger is your Ac condenser. My tranny never got hot enough to burn through my work pants. But that tunnel does get hot, especially on a 94° day.
yerp. need a tranny fluid change/flush
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 08:29 AM
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Anyone know the size of the 4 line going into the expansion valve off hand? I'm working on replacing mine and it seems some of my wrenches have walked away somehow. Thanks for any input. 94 Cherokee if it matters.
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by kgm
Looking at replacing all my cooling system before it fails on me in the mountains randomly.

Gates is pretty solid for waterpumps? I know they make good belts, typically. Also just looking for an OEM 2 row rad, I see them for ~$80 on rockauto. What else should I replace, the upper & lower hose, new coolant, new t-stat (motorad, correct?) Anything else? Then just fill er up with distilled water and the green goodness?

I am going to probably drain it and try to spray out the heater core. When I first got it, a garage told me my rad was starting to seep so I figure its not worth doing a drain on the coolant without replacing it.
for what it's worth..... I got a brass/copper radiator from Summit Racing for less than two hundred dollars... very nice...
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by michaelOH
anyone know the measurements for the stock bump stops? i need how far the end of the bumpstop, is from the bottom part of the mount(for said bumpstop) for the front.
and the distance from the bottom of the "Frame" to the bottom of the bump stop in the rear...

measuring for bump stops without any bump stops...
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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ITTs_Cole
yerp. need a tranny fluid change/flush
drain/refill the tranny until the fluid is no longer coffee colored, but its quite cherry red. AND.... draw power steering with a turkey baster and refill it over and over again until it comes clear.. your p/s seals will thank you ... U should use high mileage oil... it has stuff to keep the engine seals fresh longer... good luck Jim... Kirk out
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by michaelOH

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I would go check mine but I'm all laid up on narcotics after my surgery, sorry man.
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 12:10 PM
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What can cause a constant whistle in the back of the jeep? my89xj and I couldn't pinpoint it. No holes in the exhaust and he pinched a few lines, and it didnt stop. We thought maybe fuel pump?
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
Replaced all those parts....But have you done a good tune-up with plugs, ? Done Tips 1,3,4, and 5 in my link below?
i have replaced the plugs its been a few years ago i jut listen the stuff ive done just recently, i did finally figure out what the problem was there is a vacuum fitting that is part of the egr valve its a round plastic piece that as a rubber diaphragm in it and it was full of crap and wasn't functioning properly. thanks for your comment and i love the link you posted ive seen it a couple of times here on the forum and a few things are on my to do list
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Rain
my '93 Cherokee country would idle fine for about thirty minutes. then shut off, as if by a switch... diagnostic check found MAP(manifold absolute pressure) sensor bad. changed it, stalling went away.. running swell ever since . this sensor mounts on the firewall IFO driver.. it has a vacuum line to the manifold.... I got the ac/Delco sensor at $55.00.... 100,000 mile part.. worth it !!
i did finally figure out what the problem was there is a vacuum fitting that is part of the egr valve its a round plastic piece that as a rubber diaphragm in it and it was full of crap and wasn't functioning properly.

i did suspect the map sensor but for some reason i started checking egr stuff first and fount the faulty vacuum fitting (not sure what its called) and my problem was fixed i never did make it to the map sensor testing
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 01:22 PM
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read my engine code and it said 508mx02. did a google search and no results. Can anyone translate this from cherokee to english? Thanks!
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by crabmushrooms5
read my engine code and it said 508mx02. did a google search and no results. Can anyone translate this from cherokee to english? Thanks!
Errr not a valid OBD-I or OBD-II code. OBD-I uses single- or double-digit numbers. OBD-II uses (letter)(4 numbers), eg P0399.

Where did tou get that code and what year and engine is your XJ?



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