Scott, on my radiator, is was flowing water on one side of the radiator
only. One full side was totally blocked !!

So, the Jeep was operating on 1/2 of a radiator, and that is why it would
heat up under severe strain.

Mike, good idea about checking the bushing in the track bar. I will look at
that !!

Thanks !!

James

 

It may not be easy on that Jeep but with the engine hot if you run your
hand over the radiator you may feel hot and cool spots, that is a sure
sign the radiator has blockages. It should feel pretty much the same
temperature all over.

Jeff DeWitt

Scott in Baltimore wrote:
> James wrote:
>
>> Several months ago, I reported about my 2000 JGC overheating at very
>> high speeds or when climbing a long hill. Many good ideas and advice
>> was offered, but I think the concensus was that I needed to replace
>> the radiator. I have now done this, and it indeed fully cured the
>> problem !! Thanks for all the help on this one.
>
>
>
> I'm getting overheat problems, too. My water is moving in the radiator, and
> turning on the heat makes the level in the overflow bottle drop. My
> radiator
> has a lot of scale in it and the air coming off doesn't seem very hot.
> Looks
> like I'm due for a radiator after 10 years...
>
> -Scott
> '97 TJ SE

 

It may not be easy on that Jeep but with the engine hot if you run your
hand over the radiator you may feel hot and cool spots, that is a sure
sign the radiator has blockages. It should feel pretty much the same
temperature all over.

Jeff DeWitt

Scott in Baltimore wrote:
> James wrote:
>
>> Several months ago, I reported about my 2000 JGC overheating at very
>> high speeds or when climbing a long hill. Many good ideas and advice
>> was offered, but I think the concensus was that I needed to replace
>> the radiator. I have now done this, and it indeed fully cured the
>> problem !! Thanks for all the help on this one.
>
>
>
> I'm getting overheat problems, too. My water is moving in the radiator, and
> turning on the heat makes the level in the overflow bottle drop. My
> radiator
> has a lot of scale in it and the air coming off doesn't seem very hot.
> Looks
> like I'm due for a radiator after 10 years...
>
> -Scott
> '97 TJ SE

 

It may not be easy on that Jeep but with the engine hot if you run your
hand over the radiator you may feel hot and cool spots, that is a sure
sign the radiator has blockages. It should feel pretty much the same
temperature all over.

Jeff DeWitt

Scott in Baltimore wrote:
> James wrote:
>
>> Several months ago, I reported about my 2000 JGC overheating at very
>> high speeds or when climbing a long hill. Many good ideas and advice
>> was offered, but I think the concensus was that I needed to replace
>> the radiator. I have now done this, and it indeed fully cured the
>> problem !! Thanks for all the help on this one.
>
>
>
> I'm getting overheat problems, too. My water is moving in the radiator, and
> turning on the heat makes the level in the overflow bottle drop. My
> radiator
> has a lot of scale in it and the air coming off doesn't seem very hot.
> Looks
> like I'm due for a radiator after 10 years...
>
> -Scott
> '97 TJ SE

 

It may not be easy on that Jeep but with the engine hot if you run your
hand over the radiator you may feel hot and cool spots, that is a sure
sign the radiator has blockages. It should feel pretty much the same
temperature all over.

Jeff DeWitt

Scott in Baltimore wrote:
> James wrote:
>
>> Several months ago, I reported about my 2000 JGC overheating at very
>> high speeds or when climbing a long hill. Many good ideas and advice
>> was offered, but I think the concensus was that I needed to replace
>> the radiator. I have now done this, and it indeed fully cured the
>> problem !! Thanks for all the help on this one.
>
>
>
> I'm getting overheat problems, too. My water is moving in the radiator, and
> turning on the heat makes the level in the overflow bottle drop. My
> radiator
> has a lot of scale in it and the air coming off doesn't seem very hot.
> Looks
> like I'm due for a radiator after 10 years...
>
> -Scott
> '97 TJ SE

 

thanks for reporting back on that.
D

 

thanks for reporting back on that.
D

 

thanks for reporting back on that.
D

 

thanks for reporting back on that.
D

 

On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 09:09:30 -0400 in
<46616bd3$0$6292$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.co m>, Mike Romain
<romainm@sympatico.ca> graced the world with this thought:

> other Jeeps use
>a universal joint or two in the steering column shaft. These are not
>serviceable and do go bad in time.

And let me assure you, it's a real treat to have one break when you're
40 miles up a dirt road. What a ----ed up day that was--but not as
----ed up as it would've been if had broken on the freeway going 70 as
opposed to on a dirt road going 10 mph.