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Old 06-09-2017, 01:54 PM
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I was in my 2000 xj at a stand still with the a/c on and I started to smell radiator fluid. I came out of the jeep lifted to hood and seen the antifreeze resouvoir bubbling like crazy spilling out the mad antifreeze

i want to see if you guys can point me in the rite direction

i didn't see the radiator leaking I belive it was spilling all out of the resouvoir tank
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im told that overheating a 00 like mine, can lead to head cracking,or it may have happened. check threads on this .
look at oil to see any milkyness, water in oil.
gotta keep em cool when its hot.
is electric fan running with air or when hot? i just put in a new one.
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Originally Posted by nujeepguy
im told that overheating a 00 like mine, can lead to head cracking,or it may have happened. check threads on this .
look at oil to see any milkyness, water in oil.
gotta keep em cool when its hot.
is electric fan running with air or when hot? i just put in a new one.


thanks man this was very very helpful my other fan wasn't turning on due to the wire being fried

i took off the male and female connectors put the wires straight n bam my fan works
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Originally Posted by 1stCherokee2000
thanks man this was very very helpful my other fan wasn't turning on due to the wire being fried

i took off the male and female connectors put the wires straight n bam my fan works
nice!, watch it to be sure nothing is causing to fail,melt wires?
new fan is cheep.
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New fans indeed are dirt cheap. Both the mechanical and electric fan. If they are original, check them for wear and replace as needed.

Also flush your cooling system to make sure everything is nice and clean
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And make sure the radiator cap is still good,It adds pressure to the system if its not working it can make it act like its over heating and not.

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