It's Time...
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It's Time...
I'm looking forward to everything but the heater core.
...and I'm sad that I'm making my XJ a little bit more Chinese than it was yesterday. Nothing against the Chinese but Jeeps are supposed to be American.
...and I'm sad that I'm making my XJ a little bit more Chinese than it was yesterday. Nothing against the Chinese but Jeeps are supposed to be American.
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Looks like a good idea but I wouldn't throw away your clutch fan, many people have issues with overheating after they replace the clutch fan with an electric one because the electric ones don't pull as much air.
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I’m unlikely to throw anything out for a month or so. Hopefully the three-row rad and higher flow pump will help. I’ll update when it’s done. Still waiting for my new belt, inlet tube and motor mounts to arrive.
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I like how you have everything displayed, gives a great idea how things are in the engine bay....
Good luck by the way
Good luck by the way
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Nothing catastrophic but it's beginning to run hot at freeway speeds (225º) on warm days, my heater barely works and I'm tired of managing the temps. It makes me very anxious. It occasionally flirts with the red, usually when I'm stationary after exiting the highway or climbing a steep, rutted hill in 4-low out in the boonies, miles from cell coverage. It will idle for days without going above 210º but as soon as I give it some beans it starts to creep up. Never had a hose-blowing steam party and I'd like to keep it that way.
Thank you. I'm a visual person. It helps me to figure out what I've forgotten [Mental note: serpentine belt, thermostat housing gasket and motor mounts] by dry-fitting everything in my driveway.
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Year: 1990
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On an 89, there is absolutely no need to disassemble the dash that far to install a heater core.
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4 things I wish I did when I replaced my heater core;
1 - Sound Deadening/Insulation on the firewall (Use some FrostKing duct insulation from Home Depot, like $20 and so worth it)
2 - Extra "felt" tape and pieces of foam to prevent any rattles
3 - Replacing my Condenser Coils that are full of tiny rocks and bugs
4 - New HVAC Blower because mine has a faint bearing "tick" that bugs me when I am sitting at a stoplight
Things I am glad I did;
1 - Had an A/C Shop flush the system
2 - Replace my accumulator/drier and all o-rings I could find
3 - Sanitized the HVAC box, and greased the blend-door pivot to help it slide easier
Good luck! This might help too;
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/97...cement-219723/
I had to throw away the styrofoam drip pan because it was so rotten and full of mold! Really gross. Wish I had a replacement on hand but it seems to be OK without it.
Also replacing the foam around the blower and coolant/AC lines would have been nice but I didn't have the foresight to come up with a replacement
1 - Sound Deadening/Insulation on the firewall (Use some FrostKing duct insulation from Home Depot, like $20 and so worth it)
2 - Extra "felt" tape and pieces of foam to prevent any rattles
3 - Replacing my Condenser Coils that are full of tiny rocks and bugs
4 - New HVAC Blower because mine has a faint bearing "tick" that bugs me when I am sitting at a stoplight
Things I am glad I did;
1 - Had an A/C Shop flush the system
2 - Replace my accumulator/drier and all o-rings I could find
3 - Sanitized the HVAC box, and greased the blend-door pivot to help it slide easier
Good luck! This might help too;
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/97...cement-219723/
I had to throw away the styrofoam drip pan because it was so rotten and full of mold! Really gross. Wish I had a replacement on hand but it seems to be OK without it.
Also replacing the foam around the blower and coolant/AC lines would have been nice but I didn't have the foresight to come up with a replacement
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what made you decide to stay with a closed cooling system?
keep that fan clutch assembly handy. you will find that 2 e-fans wont pull enough CFM.
keep that fan clutch assembly handy. you will find that 2 e-fans wont pull enough CFM.
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4 things I wish I did when I replaced my heater core;
1 - Sound Deadening/Insulation on the firewall (Use some FrostKing duct insulation from Home Depot, like $20 and so worth it)
2 - Extra "felt" tape and pieces of foam to prevent any rattles
3 - Replacing my Condenser Coils that are full of tiny rocks and bugs
4 - New HVAC Blower because mine has a faint bearing "tick" that bugs me when I am sitting at a stoplight
Things I am glad I did;
1 - Had an A/C Shop flush the system
2 - Replace my accumulator/drier and all o-rings I could find
3 - Sanitized the HVAC box, and greased the blend-door pivot to help it slide easier
Good luck! This might help too;
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/97...cement-219723/
I had to throw away the styrofoam drip pan because it was so rotten and full of mold! Really gross. Wish I had a replacement on hand but it seems to be OK without it.
Also replacing the foam around the blower and coolant/AC lines would have been nice but I didn't have the foresight to come up with a replacement
1 - Sound Deadening/Insulation on the firewall (Use some FrostKing duct insulation from Home Depot, like $20 and so worth it)
2 - Extra "felt" tape and pieces of foam to prevent any rattles
3 - Replacing my Condenser Coils that are full of tiny rocks and bugs
4 - New HVAC Blower because mine has a faint bearing "tick" that bugs me when I am sitting at a stoplight
Things I am glad I did;
1 - Had an A/C Shop flush the system
2 - Replace my accumulator/drier and all o-rings I could find
3 - Sanitized the HVAC box, and greased the blend-door pivot to help it slide easier
Good luck! This might help too;
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/97...cement-219723/
I had to throw away the styrofoam drip pan because it was so rotten and full of mold! Really gross. Wish I had a replacement on hand but it seems to be OK without it.
Also replacing the foam around the blower and coolant/AC lines would have been nice but I didn't have the foresight to come up with a replacement
All-in-all, I'm glad I did it. It was a good experience and an education. Now I know that much more about my Jeep, even if I didn't have to pull the whole dash out.