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Your dancing on a very fine line. Run your trans for too long with low fluid amd you get to buy a new one. If it starts slipping, add fluid immediately. If it gets too hot with low fluid, its toast.

Fix that leak asap. But make sure your not lazy and overfill the trans. That will kill it also

 

Its not unsafe. Either it stops the fan or shreds the end of the news paper. if you can't handle that maybe you shouldn't be working on a vehicle let alone wheeling

 

 

Ive got a much safer idea. Can you easily spin the fan by hand? WHILE THE XJ IS OFF!!!!!

If you can, there is a good chance that the clutch is toast.

And 94xjohio. Sticking ANYTHING into a moving mechanical fan is not smart. And can lead to some unsuspecting guy getting hurt. Leave your smart *** comments elsewhere. People learn and get advice from this site, teaching somebody who is learning bad and unsafe methods is not a good way to teach them.

 

This.

 

But its not safe either!!! Lol

Either way... if you think your fan clutch is bad, it probably is. I just did mine when I overhauled the cooling. I recommend the Hayden cooling one.

 

Um no engine off you can spin the fan whether its bad or good.

I got that trick.from this site. Worked for me. Had exact same problems overheating. Took half of a sunday paper rolled it up. Slowly stuck in fan. Stopped it instantly. Installed new fan, used same paper and did exact same way. This time ripped edges of paper then pushed out away from engine bay.

Like i said if thats unsafe then wheeling isn't for u-especially with no cage.

 

If everyone still thinks its unsafe, use a broom stick

 

Yeah, it's coming out tomorrow after work. After I add fluid it takes a few seconds until it is ready to go and I am very careful not to overfill it

 

Lol

 

Primary suspects are engine grounds and the CPS itself. Look around on here for a total ground refreshing - there are more important connections on the passenger side of the block than the braid to the firewall. CPS is of course a common failure on high mileage XJs. If you can find something to swap in I'd say go for it, otherwise hunt down a new Mopar CPS.

 

Um no, if the clutch is good yes it will spin, but barely, as if there is a brake dragging heavily.

If the clutch is bad, it will spin freely with little to no drag.

You getting this "tip" from this site is exactly what im trying to prevent

this isnt just my method. And its definitely not just one person saying it

 

Thats a scary sign

 

You can also test the clutch by getting the jeep to operating temperature, open the hood, and have someone turn the jeep off while you watch the fan. If it spins for a bit after the jeep is turned off, then the clutch is going bad. Mine spun for an extra 5 seconds before I replaced it, and most of my overheating problems went away.