Originally Posted by 98 Cherokee Classic

I looked at a lot of the documentation related to overheating and could not find anything referencing my specifc situation. Here goes...

Under normal operation, no problems at all. On a hot day, with the AC on, at a long traffic light or anytime I stop travelling at speed for more thant a few minutes, temperture shoots up from 210 to 250 in the blink of an eye. It doesn't creep up it shoots up. More out of panic than anything else, I switched from AC to Heat and after a minute or two, the temperature drops suddenly back to 210. It doesn't slowly drop it drops suddenly.

I do not think the electric fan is working properly but do not know how to test it but could a fan make the sudden change in temp i am seeing?

My totally amateur diagnosid is thermostat and i'll replace it as it is realtively cheap and one of the few auto repair projects i a comforatble completing myself.

Has anyone heard of or experienced this before?

Any and all suggestions welcome.

Originally Posted by salad

Excellent news! Thanks for following up!

Originally Posted by 98 Cherokee Classic

Thanks to SteveMongr, Cruiser54, NewKindofClown, RCGuyMike, Salad and any others I missed.

Replaced fan relay and electric aux fan began working properly. As a result, i am no longer overheating at idle or low speeds. Problem solved. I am also going to proceed with replacing the fan clutch with the HD model as it seems like a worthwhile upgrade.

Thanks again to everyone who took the time to help out this total newbie.

Slowly but surely I learning how to properly maintain this Jeep I love.

Originally Posted by cruiser54

Thanks for being someone who sticks with it. Lots of good knowledgeable folks here. Glad you could get the results you were seeking.

Originally Posted by Joecam18

Getting some very minimals wobble when im driving, doesnt matter the speed. The issue is when I start to brake the wobble gets worse the more i brake until a point and then it just stops when i start to brake harder. Was thinking it was my rotors since I really feel it only while braking. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

Originally Posted by gigemjeep

This^
These guys are great. Cruisers site with FSM's is extremely helpful.
Speaking of that, where would I find info on a TPS in the manual?

Originally Posted by cruiser54

For a 99? Hopefully CCKen will chime in.

Originally Posted by rcguymike

I swapped the steering from my ZJ to the XJ(since it was all brand new, and it's parked), the drag link collar is bottomed out to get the steering wheel straight. What's the best way to figure out what part of the steering system is un-aligned? The drag links are the same part from ZJ to Xj right? Can the steering wheel even be off? I replaced the clock spring and it looked pretty much impossible to screw up the alignment there. Does that mean someone had the pitman arm off at one point?

Originally Posted by SteveMongr

I read somewhere that the ZJ drag-link is slightly longer than XJ.

Originally Posted by 93XJeeper

Well. The transmission decided it wanted to overheat and boil again today. Anybody know what could be causing this. I went wheelin and right as we finished it started to slip real bad. Of course, acts just fine after it cools down. Not sure what's causing this, also got a fairly large B&M tran. Cooler installed but yet it still overheats. Any ideas?

Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

My first thought is a clogged filter. But if it's overheating badly, the burned fluid isn't helping

Originally Posted by Basslicks

DS1310 (ZJ Drag link) worked fine in mine.... although I'm lifted 3.5". However, I had plenty of adjustment to be able to get the steering wheel straight.




If your XJ is lifted, are you still running a stock tracbar in the stock location?