94 Cherokee XJ Coolant leak
09-08-2006, 01:01 PM
#41
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Re: 94 Cherokee XJ Coolant leak
Thanks Mike, I didn't know that. I'll have to see what the price is on the
kit. My friend usually does the test very cheaply for his customers, so I
didn't even think about the possibility of a DIY kit.
Chris
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45018158.3D46D31@sympatico.ca...
> You can now buy the kit at the local auto parts stores for this test.
> It comes with dye, glasses and a light I believe.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
>
> c wrote:
>>
>> I missed some of this thread, but if you can't find the leak, take the
>> vehicle to a competent shop that has the leak test system that uses
>> fluorescent dye and UV light. My friend uses this system in his shop, and
>> I
>> have seen how easy it is to pinpoint even the smallest leaks.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> <fraserwag@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1157720942.653703.203120@d34g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>> >I replaced the radiator last summer, so I think I should be ok there.
>> > It really is a puzzler. I've still go the factory spring-style clamps
>> > on the major hoses.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > gcdenis wrote:
>> >> my 96 jeep just went through the same thing and I had a clogged
>> >> radiator
>> >> but yours doesn't sound that bad. Does it only leak when its cold or
>> >> sat
>> >> for a while? It might just be a clamp thats not tightened well and it
>> >> only
>> >> leaks every so often when the car is cool.
>> >
kit. My friend usually does the test very cheaply for his customers, so I
didn't even think about the possibility of a DIY kit.
Chris
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45018158.3D46D31@sympatico.ca...
> You can now buy the kit at the local auto parts stores for this test.
> It comes with dye, glasses and a light I believe.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
>
> c wrote:
>>
>> I missed some of this thread, but if you can't find the leak, take the
>> vehicle to a competent shop that has the leak test system that uses
>> fluorescent dye and UV light. My friend uses this system in his shop, and
>> I
>> have seen how easy it is to pinpoint even the smallest leaks.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> <fraserwag@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1157720942.653703.203120@d34g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>> >I replaced the radiator last summer, so I think I should be ok there.
>> > It really is a puzzler. I've still go the factory spring-style clamps
>> > on the major hoses.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > gcdenis wrote:
>> >> my 96 jeep just went through the same thing and I had a clogged
>> >> radiator
>> >> but yours doesn't sound that bad. Does it only leak when its cold or
>> >> sat
>> >> for a while? It might just be a clamp thats not tightened well and it
>> >> only
>> >> leaks every so often when the car is cool.
>> >
09-08-2006, 01:01 PM
#42
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Re: 94 Cherokee XJ Coolant leak
Thanks Mike, I didn't know that. I'll have to see what the price is on the
kit. My friend usually does the test very cheaply for his customers, so I
didn't even think about the possibility of a DIY kit.
Chris
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45018158.3D46D31@sympatico.ca...
> You can now buy the kit at the local auto parts stores for this test.
> It comes with dye, glasses and a light I believe.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
>
> c wrote:
>>
>> I missed some of this thread, but if you can't find the leak, take the
>> vehicle to a competent shop that has the leak test system that uses
>> fluorescent dye and UV light. My friend uses this system in his shop, and
>> I
>> have seen how easy it is to pinpoint even the smallest leaks.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> <fraserwag@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1157720942.653703.203120@d34g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>> >I replaced the radiator last summer, so I think I should be ok there.
>> > It really is a puzzler. I've still go the factory spring-style clamps
>> > on the major hoses.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > gcdenis wrote:
>> >> my 96 jeep just went through the same thing and I had a clogged
>> >> radiator
>> >> but yours doesn't sound that bad. Does it only leak when its cold or
>> >> sat
>> >> for a while? It might just be a clamp thats not tightened well and it
>> >> only
>> >> leaks every so often when the car is cool.
>> >
kit. My friend usually does the test very cheaply for his customers, so I
didn't even think about the possibility of a DIY kit.
Chris
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45018158.3D46D31@sympatico.ca...
> You can now buy the kit at the local auto parts stores for this test.
> It comes with dye, glasses and a light I believe.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
>
> c wrote:
>>
>> I missed some of this thread, but if you can't find the leak, take the
>> vehicle to a competent shop that has the leak test system that uses
>> fluorescent dye and UV light. My friend uses this system in his shop, and
>> I
>> have seen how easy it is to pinpoint even the smallest leaks.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> <fraserwag@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1157720942.653703.203120@d34g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>> >I replaced the radiator last summer, so I think I should be ok there.
>> > It really is a puzzler. I've still go the factory spring-style clamps
>> > on the major hoses.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > gcdenis wrote:
>> >> my 96 jeep just went through the same thing and I had a clogged
>> >> radiator
>> >> but yours doesn't sound that bad. Does it only leak when its cold or
>> >> sat
>> >> for a while? It might just be a clamp thats not tightened well and it
>> >> only
>> >> leaks every so often when the car is cool.
>> >
09-08-2006, 01:01 PM
#43
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Re: 94 Cherokee XJ Coolant leak
Thanks Mike, I didn't know that. I'll have to see what the price is on the
kit. My friend usually does the test very cheaply for his customers, so I
didn't even think about the possibility of a DIY kit.
Chris
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45018158.3D46D31@sympatico.ca...
> You can now buy the kit at the local auto parts stores for this test.
> It comes with dye, glasses and a light I believe.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
>
> c wrote:
>>
>> I missed some of this thread, but if you can't find the leak, take the
>> vehicle to a competent shop that has the leak test system that uses
>> fluorescent dye and UV light. My friend uses this system in his shop, and
>> I
>> have seen how easy it is to pinpoint even the smallest leaks.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> <fraserwag@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1157720942.653703.203120@d34g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>> >I replaced the radiator last summer, so I think I should be ok there.
>> > It really is a puzzler. I've still go the factory spring-style clamps
>> > on the major hoses.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > gcdenis wrote:
>> >> my 96 jeep just went through the same thing and I had a clogged
>> >> radiator
>> >> but yours doesn't sound that bad. Does it only leak when its cold or
>> >> sat
>> >> for a while? It might just be a clamp thats not tightened well and it
>> >> only
>> >> leaks every so often when the car is cool.
>> >
kit. My friend usually does the test very cheaply for his customers, so I
didn't even think about the possibility of a DIY kit.
Chris
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45018158.3D46D31@sympatico.ca...
> You can now buy the kit at the local auto parts stores for this test.
> It comes with dye, glasses and a light I believe.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
>
> c wrote:
>>
>> I missed some of this thread, but if you can't find the leak, take the
>> vehicle to a competent shop that has the leak test system that uses
>> fluorescent dye and UV light. My friend uses this system in his shop, and
>> I
>> have seen how easy it is to pinpoint even the smallest leaks.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> <fraserwag@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1157720942.653703.203120@d34g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>> >I replaced the radiator last summer, so I think I should be ok there.
>> > It really is a puzzler. I've still go the factory spring-style clamps
>> > on the major hoses.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > gcdenis wrote:
>> >> my 96 jeep just went through the same thing and I had a clogged
>> >> radiator
>> >> but yours doesn't sound that bad. Does it only leak when its cold or
>> >> sat
>> >> for a while? It might just be a clamp thats not tightened well and it
>> >> only
>> >> leaks every so often when the car is cool.
>> >
09-08-2006, 06:56 PM
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Re: 94 Cherokee XJ Coolant leak
Yes, and didn't see it was the wrong side too. Your car's old
enough that if you didn't drain the block every couple of years the acid
would have eaten threw the core plugs, harder to see without actually
getting up on a rack:
http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/40Head/image2.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
fraserwag@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> No, its green.... :-)
enough that if you didn't drain the block every couple of years the acid
would have eaten threw the core plugs, harder to see without actually
getting up on a rack:
http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/40Head/image2.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
fraserwag@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> No, its green.... :-)
09-08-2006, 06:56 PM
#45
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Re: 94 Cherokee XJ Coolant leak
Yes, and didn't see it was the wrong side too. Your car's old
enough that if you didn't drain the block every couple of years the acid
would have eaten threw the core plugs, harder to see without actually
getting up on a rack:
http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/40Head/image2.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
fraserwag@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> No, its green.... :-)
enough that if you didn't drain the block every couple of years the acid
would have eaten threw the core plugs, harder to see without actually
getting up on a rack:
http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/40Head/image2.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
fraserwag@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> No, its green.... :-)
09-08-2006, 06:56 PM
#46
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Re: 94 Cherokee XJ Coolant leak
Yes, and didn't see it was the wrong side too. Your car's old
enough that if you didn't drain the block every couple of years the acid
would have eaten threw the core plugs, harder to see without actually
getting up on a rack:
http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/40Head/image2.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
fraserwag@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> No, its green.... :-)
enough that if you didn't drain the block every couple of years the acid
would have eaten threw the core plugs, harder to see without actually
getting up on a rack:
http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/40Head/image2.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
fraserwag@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> No, its green.... :-)
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