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    i think shes died...:(

    1063581 ok its fixed, i managed to get it up to the stealer...i mean dealer early this mornin and let them handle it, talked with the mechanic that fixed it, he says that it was the coolant temp sensor (the wire that goes to your thermostat housing) and that that computer thought it was getting...
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    Thermostats....

    1059713 Yeah, I noticed that some people posted that they put in a 180 degree and it seemed to make theirs run considerably cooler, what does this difference in temperatures have to do with anything, is that temp the temp the thermostat opens up or something?[addsig]
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    Thermostats....

    1059716 along the same lines here, i just got this jeep about a month ago, it was one owner, an older guy who used it for highway driving, it was babied though, but something that strikes me as odd is that if i turn on defrost or pretty much any heat setting on, the electic fan kicks on and...
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    Thermostats....

    1059720 ill try those ideas..thanks... im going to go way off topic here but this has been buggin me... ok in the 01 cherokee of mine, when i give it gas hard but not floorin, ya know... well it creeps up to a little over 3k rpm, but never have i even seen the thing go to 4k rpm even floorin...
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    Thermostats....

    1059812 ok, how exactly do i go about replacing the thermostat, i know where it is, (in the thermostat housing, wihtt he two hoses on it) and i know how to take it off, but im worried that alot of coolants going to come out of the block and im going to end up wiht a pocket of air in there when...
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    Thermostats....

    1060273 ok this will be the last question of this thread...ive heard so many different stories of how to succsesfully flush your radiator from people i know, but i dont just want to do it out on a whim and mess it up..so heres the thing ill be doin...im replacing the o.e. 195 t/stat with a...
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    Thermostats....

    1059706 Well the jeep is gettin to 210-215 pretty fast and its not even summer time yet, so im guessin its time to get a new thermostat and flush the coolant, BUT... what temp thermostat do i put in her, i live in eastern north carolina, summer the days are 90+ plus and it will be mostly city...
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    Flushing A Radiator

    1060510 ive heard so many different stories of how to succsesfully flush your radiator from people i know, but i dont just want to do it out on a whim and mess it up..so heres the thing ill be doin...im replacing the o.e. 195 t/stat with a stant superstat 180 well in the process might as well...
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    $85 dollars for Hoses...Your kidding me right?

    1061902 Ok, Im up at my dealership gettin my rearview mirror reglued (90 degrees today on it all day got the best of it i guess) so i ask him to chekc my hoses real quick cause they felt a bit mushy to me....he said, well with summer commin up, its a good idea to go ahead and replace the two...
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    i think shes died...:(

    1063493 97 cherokee....commin hometonight, i pressed down the pedal on the highway, to merge lanes, shes at like 4k rpms....all the sudden BEEEEEEEP check engine light comes on, and temp gauge just turns off, so im real close to home, but i have a stop light, well she now idles at a little...
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    Valve Cover Question

    1071459 Tommorow im planning on taking my valve cover off and giving it a good clean down so i can get rid of the oil blowby problem, well i was wondering what the torque needs to be on these bolts when i put the valve cover back on, i dont want to over-do it or under-do it....thanks for the...
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    Squealing Noise comming from...??

    1071460 Hey again, one more question thats buggin me: Accelerating a little harder than maybe i should :-D , i notice a loud shrill at a little over 3,100-3,200 rpm, ive determined it wasnt the engine making this noise by parking, poppin the hood and revving it past this point several...
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