95 cherokee overheating

mossyoaktj · 08-17-2010, 08:40 PM

dad has a 95 cherokee with the 4.0 in it. its been having overheating problems. so far he has replaced thermostat , raditor, good waterpump. he just dropped a good little bit of money and too the head off replaced the head gasket. and.....still the jeep is overheating. any ideas

BiggDaddy · 08-17-2010, 10:34 PM

This sounds simple, but have you checked the anti-freeze? That was the problem with mine, all I had to do was add some green stuff, again and again. Turned out to be a hole in the radiator, but some goop stopped that. Haven't had any problems since.

Good luck!

BiggDaddy

mossyoaktj · 08-18-2010, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by BiggDaddy

This sounds simple, but have you checked the anti-freeze? That was the problem with mine, all I had to do was add some green stuff, again and again. Turned out to be a hole in the radiator, but some goop stopped that. Haven't had any problems since.

Good luck!

BiggDaddy

yea he has also flushed the system as well.

WrenchMonkey · 08-18-2010, 02:37 AM

Fan clutch?

When does it overheat?

Robert

mossyoaktj · 08-18-2010, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by WrenchMonkey

Fan clutch?

When does it overheat?

Robert

fan clutch is good, and it has electrical fans as well. dad says it tends to overheat a lot on the open highway

RuffedUpXJ · 08-18-2010, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mossyoaktj

fan clutch is good, and it has electrical fans as well. dad says it tends to overheat a lot on the open highway

With it being on open highway, where there is plenty of air flow across the radiator, that the water pump is the suspect since it isn't spinning as fast as running through the gears say hitting 3k or so but only hitting just over 2k. Or you may have a build up some where. POssible take the water pump off and have a look at the veins and make sure nothing spun.

Also, whats over heat to your dad? pinning the gauge or riding at 210?

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BiggDaddy Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sidney, Ohio Posts: 52	check anti-freeze? This sounds simple, but have you checked the anti-freeze? That was the problem with mine, all I had to do was add some green stuff, again and again. Turned out to be a hole in the radiator, but some goop stopped that. Haven't had any problems since. Good luck! BiggDaddy __________________ '82 CJ-7, 6" lift, stock axles 258, 35x15.50x15 TSL/SX Rustoleum Gray

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