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XJ Overheated, will start then die shortly after driving

Old 12-13-2012, 05:41 PM
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Question XJ Overheated, will start then die shortly after driving

So prior to it overheating my cherokee had a coolant leak. Seemed to be coming from the water pump. It defenitly wasnt coming from any of the Radiator hoses or radiator. I was working on steering issues at the time & was gonna address this next. So I was just keeping it full with water & what was left of coolant. It overheated & died so I parked it, came back the next day to drive it to my house (it was right around the corner). It started right up & drove for a while then when i stopped at a stop sighn it just died & did not want to start back up at all (It did not overheat this time).

Model: Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0

My questions are? Is my motor done for? or if i replace the water pump it should be fine? any help would be greatly appreciated.

BTW Im new to the site whats up guys. Forgive me for my spelling as well hah im typing really fast.


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Old 12-13-2012, 07:11 PM
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If it stalled while cold, it's not a coolant issue, right?
Read up about head gasket, etc. Any white smoke?
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I am going say based on what little information you provided the outcome will not be spectacular.
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You need to provide a lot more information. Simply overheating isn't a death sentence.
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