silverdawn

I have a 1996 Cherokee love it love driving it but I've started towing a double horse float with one horse and it is over heating what can I do to stop this.
HELP Silverdawn:

EVILXJ

flush coolant and ad fresh, could ad a bottle of water wetter, helped mine before i added electric fans

silverdawn

Thanks I'll try that tell me about the fans

My best friend is a QHorse

NathanJ

Does it have a tranny cooler? Watch out for that too.

silverdawn

Yes it does, it's been a real head scratcher to a lot of people why it overheats
Silverdawn

I Leak Oil

Flush your heater core. Its usually a bkockage causing issues like this

pickles

If the cooling system has never been touched, then its time to replace the coolant and coolant thermostat.

Also check your clutch fan, it might be in need of replacement if its got a few miles on her.

Make sure the radiator is clean, if the fins are plugged up with gunk its not going to be flowing much air through it.

milodajeep

I had over heating issues with my 96 XJ recently also. It was fine on the highway but once I got into traffic it would start running hot.
I worked it out to be the clutch fan.
The best way to fun out if the clutch fan has failed is raise the bonnet and compare how much air the fan blows at idle to approx. 2000 Rpm. The amount of air at a higher rpm should be a lot more.

ZINGGG

Actually, if the cooling system has never been touched, go ahead and replace every single component (radiator, water pump, thermostat, fan clutch, hoses and radiator cap)

silverdawn

Thank you thank you that's what is happening so I will start with your suggestion, and work out from there THANK you everybody for all your great ideas to look at.