CJ-5 Heater Fan Upgrade Questions
03-21-2007, 11:20 AM
#61
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Re: CJ-5 Heater Fan Upgrade Questions
Hmm...........
I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
(There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
big bang and stall.....
The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
I don't buy it for a second....
You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
loose on the coil or distributor.
Just my $0.02,
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)
Anthony T wrote:
> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the head
> gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
>
<snip>
I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
(There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
big bang and stall.....
The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
I don't buy it for a second....
You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
loose on the coil or distributor.
Just my $0.02,
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)
Anthony T wrote:
> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the head
> gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
>
<snip>
03-21-2007, 12:33 PM
#62
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Re: CJ-5 Heater Fan Upgrade Questions
Yup, my CJ7 had a 'blown' engine according to 'real' Chrysler mechanics
when I bought it so I got it really cheap. It had new carb all new tune
up and still blew tons of oil into the air filter while not idling for
----....
It was just a worn out gas tank vent..... (charcoal canister)
Mike
Earle Horton wrote:
> Or stupid. ASE mechanics are probably the worst.
>
> Earle
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:KtCdnfuAEb1NzJzbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@magma.ca...
>> Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
>> was running really rough.
>> A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
>> I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
>> the chock......problem solved.
>> Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
>>
>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>> Hmm...........
>>>
>>> I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
>>>
>>> (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
>>> come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
>>> radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
>>>
>>> A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
>>> big bang and stall.....
>>>
>>> The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
>>> to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
>>> the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
>>>
>>> I don't buy it for a second....
>>>
>>> You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
>>> engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
>>> loose on the coil or distributor.
>>>
>>> Just my $0.02,
>>>
>>> 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)
>>>
>>> Anthony T wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
>>>> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
>>>> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
>>>> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
>>>>
>>> <snip>
>
>
when I bought it so I got it really cheap. It had new carb all new tune
up and still blew tons of oil into the air filter while not idling for
----....
It was just a worn out gas tank vent..... (charcoal canister)
Mike
Earle Horton wrote:
> Or stupid. ASE mechanics are probably the worst.
>
> Earle
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:KtCdnfuAEb1NzJzbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@magma.ca...
>> Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
>> was running really rough.
>> A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
>> I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
>> the chock......problem solved.
>> Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
>>
>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>> Hmm...........
>>>
>>> I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
>>>
>>> (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
>>> come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
>>> radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
>>>
>>> A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
>>> big bang and stall.....
>>>
>>> The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
>>> to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
>>> the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
>>>
>>> I don't buy it for a second....
>>>
>>> You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
>>> engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
>>> loose on the coil or distributor.
>>>
>>> Just my $0.02,
>>>
>>> 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)
>>>
>>> Anthony T wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
>>>> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
>>>> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
>>>> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
>>>>
>>> <snip>
>
>
03-21-2007, 12:33 PM
#63
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Re: CJ-5 Heater Fan Upgrade Questions
Yup, my CJ7 had a 'blown' engine according to 'real' Chrysler mechanics
when I bought it so I got it really cheap. It had new carb all new tune
up and still blew tons of oil into the air filter while not idling for
----....
It was just a worn out gas tank vent..... (charcoal canister)
Mike
Earle Horton wrote:
> Or stupid. ASE mechanics are probably the worst.
>
> Earle
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:KtCdnfuAEb1NzJzbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@magma.ca...
>> Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
>> was running really rough.
>> A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
>> I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
>> the chock......problem solved.
>> Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
>>
>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>> Hmm...........
>>>
>>> I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
>>>
>>> (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
>>> come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
>>> radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
>>>
>>> A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
>>> big bang and stall.....
>>>
>>> The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
>>> to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
>>> the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
>>>
>>> I don't buy it for a second....
>>>
>>> You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
>>> engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
>>> loose on the coil or distributor.
>>>
>>> Just my $0.02,
>>>
>>> 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)
>>>
>>> Anthony T wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
>>>> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
>>>> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
>>>> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
>>>>
>>> <snip>
>
>
when I bought it so I got it really cheap. It had new carb all new tune
up and still blew tons of oil into the air filter while not idling for
----....
It was just a worn out gas tank vent..... (charcoal canister)
Mike
Earle Horton wrote:
> Or stupid. ASE mechanics are probably the worst.
>
> Earle
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:KtCdnfuAEb1NzJzbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@magma.ca...
>> Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
>> was running really rough.
>> A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
>> I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
>> the chock......problem solved.
>> Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
>>
>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>> Hmm...........
>>>
>>> I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
>>>
>>> (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
>>> come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
>>> radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
>>>
>>> A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
>>> big bang and stall.....
>>>
>>> The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
>>> to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
>>> the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
>>>
>>> I don't buy it for a second....
>>>
>>> You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
>>> engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
>>> loose on the coil or distributor.
>>>
>>> Just my $0.02,
>>>
>>> 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)
>>>
>>> Anthony T wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
>>>> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
>>>> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
>>>> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
>>>>
>>> <snip>
>
>
03-21-2007, 12:33 PM
#64
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: CJ-5 Heater Fan Upgrade Questions
Yup, my CJ7 had a 'blown' engine according to 'real' Chrysler mechanics
when I bought it so I got it really cheap. It had new carb all new tune
up and still blew tons of oil into the air filter while not idling for
----....
It was just a worn out gas tank vent..... (charcoal canister)
Mike
Earle Horton wrote:
> Or stupid. ASE mechanics are probably the worst.
>
> Earle
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:KtCdnfuAEb1NzJzbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@magma.ca...
>> Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
>> was running really rough.
>> A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
>> I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
>> the chock......problem solved.
>> Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
>>
>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>> Hmm...........
>>>
>>> I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
>>>
>>> (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
>>> come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
>>> radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
>>>
>>> A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
>>> big bang and stall.....
>>>
>>> The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
>>> to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
>>> the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
>>>
>>> I don't buy it for a second....
>>>
>>> You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
>>> engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
>>> loose on the coil or distributor.
>>>
>>> Just my $0.02,
>>>
>>> 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)
>>>
>>> Anthony T wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
>>>> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
>>>> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
>>>> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
>>>>
>>> <snip>
>
>
when I bought it so I got it really cheap. It had new carb all new tune
up and still blew tons of oil into the air filter while not idling for
----....
It was just a worn out gas tank vent..... (charcoal canister)
Mike
Earle Horton wrote:
> Or stupid. ASE mechanics are probably the worst.
>
> Earle
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:KtCdnfuAEb1NzJzbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@magma.ca...
>> Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
>> was running really rough.
>> A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
>> I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
>> the chock......problem solved.
>> Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
>>
>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>> Hmm...........
>>>
>>> I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
>>>
>>> (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
>>> come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
>>> radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
>>>
>>> A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
>>> big bang and stall.....
>>>
>>> The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
>>> to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
>>> the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
>>>
>>> I don't buy it for a second....
>>>
>>> You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
>>> engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
>>> loose on the coil or distributor.
>>>
>>> Just my $0.02,
>>>
>>> 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)
>>>
>>> Anthony T wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
>>>> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
>>>> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
>>>> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
>>>>
>>> <snip>
>
>
03-21-2007, 12:40 PM
#65
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: CJ-5 Heater Fan Upgrade Questions
Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
was running really rough.
A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
the chock......problem solved.
Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
Mike Romain wrote:
> Hmm...........
>
> I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
>
> (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
> come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
> radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
>
> A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
> big bang and stall.....
>
> The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
> to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
> the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
>
> I don't buy it for a second....
>
> You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
> engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
> loose on the coil or distributor.
>
> Just my $0.02,
>
> 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)
>
> Anthony T wrote:
>
>> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
>> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
>> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
>> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
>>
> <snip>
was running really rough.
A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
the chock......problem solved.
Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
Mike Romain wrote:
> Hmm...........
>
> I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
>
> (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
> come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
> radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
>
> A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
> big bang and stall.....
>
> The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
> to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
> the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
>
> I don't buy it for a second....
>
> You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
> engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
> loose on the coil or distributor.
>
> Just my $0.02,
>
> 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)
>
> Anthony T wrote:
>
>> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
>> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
>> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
>> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
>>
> <snip>
03-21-2007, 12:40 PM
#66
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: CJ-5 Heater Fan Upgrade Questions
Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
was running really rough.
A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
the chock......problem solved.
Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
Mike Romain wrote:
> Hmm...........
>
> I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
>
> (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
> come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
> radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
>
> A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
> big bang and stall.....
>
> The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
> to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
> the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
>
> I don't buy it for a second....
>
> You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
> engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
> loose on the coil or distributor.
>
> Just my $0.02,
>
> 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)
>
> Anthony T wrote:
>
>> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
>> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
>> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
>> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
>>
> <snip>
was running really rough.
A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
the chock......problem solved.
Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
Mike Romain wrote:
> Hmm...........
>
> I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
>
> (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
> come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
> radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
>
> A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
> big bang and stall.....
>
> The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
> to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
> the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
>
> I don't buy it for a second....
>
> You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
> engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
> loose on the coil or distributor.
>
> Just my $0.02,
>
> 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)
>
> Anthony T wrote:
>
>> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
>> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
>> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
>> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
>>
> <snip>
03-21-2007, 12:40 PM
#67
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: CJ-5 Heater Fan Upgrade Questions
Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
was running really rough.
A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
the chock......problem solved.
Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
Mike Romain wrote:
> Hmm...........
>
> I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
>
> (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
> come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
> radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
>
> A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
> big bang and stall.....
>
> The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
> to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
> the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
>
> I don't buy it for a second....
>
> You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
> engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
> loose on the coil or distributor.
>
> Just my $0.02,
>
> 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)
>
> Anthony T wrote:
>
>> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
>> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
>> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
>> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
>>
> <snip>
was running really rough.
A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
the chock......problem solved.
Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
Mike Romain wrote:
> Hmm...........
>
> I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
>
> (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
> come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
> radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
>
> A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
> big bang and stall.....
>
> The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
> to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
> the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
>
> I don't buy it for a second....
>
> You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
> engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
> loose on the coil or distributor.
>
> Just my $0.02,
>
> 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)
>
> Anthony T wrote:
>
>> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
>> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
>> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
>> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
>>
> <snip>
03-21-2007, 12:45 PM
#68
Guest
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Re: CJ-5 Heater Fan Upgrade Questions
Or stupid. ASE mechanics are probably the worst.
Earle
"FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
news:KtCdnfuAEb1NzJzbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@magma.ca...
> Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
> was running really rough.
> A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
> I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
> the chock......problem solved.
> Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Hmm...........
> >
> > I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
> >
> > (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
> > come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
> > radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
> >
> > A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
> > big bang and stall.....
> >
> > The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
> > to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
> > the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
> >
> > I don't buy it for a second....
> >
> > You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
> > engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
> > loose on the coil or distributor.
> >
> > Just my $0.02,
> >
> > 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)
> >
> > Anthony T wrote:
> >
> >> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
> >> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
> >> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
> >> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
> >>
> > <snip>
>
Earle
"FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
news:KtCdnfuAEb1NzJzbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@magma.ca...
> Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
> was running really rough.
> A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
> I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
> the chock......problem solved.
> Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Hmm...........
> >
> > I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
> >
> > (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
> > come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
> > radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
> >
> > A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
> > big bang and stall.....
> >
> > The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
> > to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
> > the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
> >
> > I don't buy it for a second....
> >
> > You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
> > engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
> > loose on the coil or distributor.
> >
> > Just my $0.02,
> >
> > 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)
> >
> > Anthony T wrote:
> >
> >> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
> >> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
> >> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
> >> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
> >>
> > <snip>
>
03-21-2007, 12:45 PM
#69
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: CJ-5 Heater Fan Upgrade Questions
Or stupid. ASE mechanics are probably the worst.
Earle
"FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
news:KtCdnfuAEb1NzJzbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@magma.ca...
> Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
> was running really rough.
> A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
> I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
> the chock......problem solved.
> Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Hmm...........
> >
> > I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
> >
> > (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
> > come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
> > radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
> >
> > A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
> > big bang and stall.....
> >
> > The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
> > to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
> > the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
> >
> > I don't buy it for a second....
> >
> > You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
> > engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
> > loose on the coil or distributor.
> >
> > Just my $0.02,
> >
> > 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)
> >
> > Anthony T wrote:
> >
> >> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
> >> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
> >> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
> >> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
> >>
> > <snip>
>
Earle
"FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
news:KtCdnfuAEb1NzJzbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@magma.ca...
> Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
> was running really rough.
> A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
> I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
> the chock......problem solved.
> Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Hmm...........
> >
> > I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
> >
> > (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
> > come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
> > radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
> >
> > A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
> > big bang and stall.....
> >
> > The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
> > to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
> > the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
> >
> > I don't buy it for a second....
> >
> > You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
> > engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
> > loose on the coil or distributor.
> >
> > Just my $0.02,
> >
> > 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)
> >
> > Anthony T wrote:
> >
> >> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
> >> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
> >> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
> >> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
> >>
> > <snip>
>
03-21-2007, 12:45 PM
#70
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: CJ-5 Heater Fan Upgrade Questions
Or stupid. ASE mechanics are probably the worst.
Earle
"FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
news:KtCdnfuAEb1NzJzbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@magma.ca...
> Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
> was running really rough.
> A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
> I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
> the chock......problem solved.
> Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Hmm...........
> >
> > I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
> >
> > (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
> > come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
> > radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
> >
> > A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
> > big bang and stall.....
> >
> > The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
> > to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
> > the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
> >
> > I don't buy it for a second....
> >
> > You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
> > engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
> > loose on the coil or distributor.
> >
> > Just my $0.02,
> >
> > 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)
> >
> > Anthony T wrote:
> >
> >> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
> >> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
> >> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
> >> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
> >>
> > <snip>
>
Earle
"FrankW" <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote in message
news:KtCdnfuAEb1NzJzbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@magma.ca...
> Sorta like when my first Jeep (88YJ 4.2L)I had
> was running really rough.
> A mechanic said it needed a new head as a valve was toast.
> I had a friend mechanic look at it and he promptly unstuck
> the chock......problem solved.
> Some of those mechanics can be really dirty sometimes
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Hmm...........
> >
> > I think you are being fed a 'big' pile of BS!
> >
> > (There is this really old scam that happens when folks that know nothing
> > come in with unknowns like yours. They put a squirt of oil in the
> > radiator and show you the 'test' results, then sell you a new engine.)
> >
> > A slight hydrocarbon trace in a cooling system does not happen from a
> > big bang and stall.....
> >
> > The head would have to be blown open or the headgasket blown right out
> > to cause the Bang/stall (it is seriously hard to stall a 350!) and for
> > the bang/stall to have caused that first, well.....
> >
> > I don't buy it for a second....
> >
> > You just had a bunch of unknown arms and tools all over the rear of the
> > engine around the firewall. I really would be suspecting a wire knocked
> > loose on the coil or distributor.
> >
> > Just my $0.02,
> >
> > 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)
> >
> > Anthony T wrote:
> >
> >> Bad news !!!!! The shop did a block check ($75) and there is exhaust
> >> getting into the cooling system. Not much, he's getting a hydrocarbon
> >> reading in my radiator/coolant. Mechanic says it's probably not the
> >> head gasket, but rather, a cracked head. That's gonna hurt.
> >>
> > <snip>
>