NO WAY should you drive it for a few minutes. The cylinder walls will turn
red hot and the engine will seize and be destroyed.

30 seconds MAXIMUM without coolant for my vehicles.

Tom

"Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
news:9EGLb.52125$AAe1.35813@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...
> If the engine is cold to begin with you can drive it for a few minutes
> without trouble.
> -Brian
>
> "aGraham" <aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote in message
> news:aarongraham-140E34.16253909012004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> : I am going to be pulling my radiator tomorrow to take it to get fixed.
> : The problem is i then have to move the Jeep out of the shop until I get
> : the radiator back. I have to move the jeep about 30 yds, would it be ok
> : to drive the Jeep this far with out any coolant and the radiator
> : removed?
> :
> : --
> : o_o_o_o
> : /| ,[_____],
> : |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> : ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)
>
>

 

NO WAY should you drive it for a few minutes. The cylinder walls will turn
red hot and the engine will seize and be destroyed.

30 seconds MAXIMUM without coolant for my vehicles.

Tom

"Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
news:9EGLb.52125$AAe1.35813@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...
> If the engine is cold to begin with you can drive it for a few minutes
> without trouble.
> -Brian
>
> "aGraham" <aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote in message
> news:aarongraham-140E34.16253909012004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> : I am going to be pulling my radiator tomorrow to take it to get fixed.
> : The problem is i then have to move the Jeep out of the shop until I get
> : the radiator back. I have to move the jeep about 30 yds, would it be ok
> : to drive the Jeep this far with out any coolant and the radiator
> : removed?
> :
> : --
> : o_o_o_o
> : /| ,[_____],
> : |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> : ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)
>
>

 

If there is no coolant, the temperature gauge will not work properly.
Watching the temp gauge with no coolant is useless.

Tom

"JimG" <jimg@cj7_2muchspam.com> wrote in message
news:NbHLb.48221$7K6.45994@news02.roc.ny...
> Just watch the temperature (probably won't budge within 30 yards though).
>
> --
> JimG
> 80' CJ-7 258 CID
> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
> 4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
>
> "aGraham" <aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote in message
> news:aarongraham-140E34.16253909012004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> > I am going to be pulling my radiator tomorrow to take it to get fixed.
> > The problem is i then have to move the Jeep out of the shop until I get
> > the radiator back. I have to move the jeep about 30 yds, would it be ok
> > to drive the Jeep this far with out any coolant and the radiator
> > removed?
> >
> > --
> > o_o_o_o
> > /| ,[_____],
> > |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> > ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)
>
>

 

If there is no coolant, the temperature gauge will not work properly.
Watching the temp gauge with no coolant is useless.

Tom

"JimG" <jimg@cj7_2muchspam.com> wrote in message
news:NbHLb.48221$7K6.45994@news02.roc.ny...
> Just watch the temperature (probably won't budge within 30 yards though).
>
> --
> JimG
> 80' CJ-7 258 CID
> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
> 4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
>
> "aGraham" <aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote in message
> news:aarongraham-140E34.16253909012004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> > I am going to be pulling my radiator tomorrow to take it to get fixed.
> > The problem is i then have to move the Jeep out of the shop until I get
> > the radiator back. I have to move the jeep about 30 yds, would it be ok
> > to drive the Jeep this far with out any coolant and the radiator
> > removed?
> >
> > --
> > o_o_o_o
> > /| ,[_____],
> > |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> > ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)
>
>

 

If there is no coolant, the temperature gauge will not work properly.
Watching the temp gauge with no coolant is useless.

Tom

"JimG" <jimg@cj7_2muchspam.com> wrote in message
news:NbHLb.48221$7K6.45994@news02.roc.ny...
> Just watch the temperature (probably won't budge within 30 yards though).
>
> --
> JimG
> 80' CJ-7 258 CID
> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
> 4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
>
> "aGraham" <aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote in message
> news:aarongraham-140E34.16253909012004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> > I am going to be pulling my radiator tomorrow to take it to get fixed.
> > The problem is i then have to move the Jeep out of the shop until I get
> > the radiator back. I have to move the jeep about 30 yds, would it be ok
> > to drive the Jeep this far with out any coolant and the radiator
> > removed?
> >
> > --
> > o_o_o_o
> > /| ,[_____],
> > |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> > ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)
>
>

 

Take out all the rad bolts except for 2 of them drive it outside then
finish removing it, I changed a rad on my 93 YJ outside 2 years ago in
-15 Deg C weather and it only took about 45 minutes with gloves on.
Just lossen or remove all you can then move the Jeep outside and
finish the job.

On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 16:25:39 -0500, aGraham
<aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote:

> I am going to be pulling my radiator tomorrow to take it to get fixed.
>The problem is i then have to move the Jeep out of the shop until I get
>the radiator back. I have to move the jeep about 30 yds, would it be ok
>to drive the Jeep this far with out any coolant and the radiator
>removed?

 

Take out all the rad bolts except for 2 of them drive it outside then
finish removing it, I changed a rad on my 93 YJ outside 2 years ago in
-15 Deg C weather and it only took about 45 minutes with gloves on.
Just lossen or remove all you can then move the Jeep outside and
finish the job.

On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 16:25:39 -0500, aGraham
<aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote:

> I am going to be pulling my radiator tomorrow to take it to get fixed.
>The problem is i then have to move the Jeep out of the shop until I get
>the radiator back. I have to move the jeep about 30 yds, would it be ok
>to drive the Jeep this far with out any coolant and the radiator
>removed?

 

Take out all the rad bolts except for 2 of them drive it outside then
finish removing it, I changed a rad on my 93 YJ outside 2 years ago in
-15 Deg C weather and it only took about 45 minutes with gloves on.
Just lossen or remove all you can then move the Jeep outside and
finish the job.

On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 16:25:39 -0500, aGraham
<aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote:

> I am going to be pulling my radiator tomorrow to take it to get fixed.
>The problem is i then have to move the Jeep out of the shop until I get
>the radiator back. I have to move the jeep about 30 yds, would it be ok
>to drive the Jeep this far with out any coolant and the radiator
>removed?

 

I am guessing that pushing it or winching it out is out of the question? My
14 year old son gets a kick out of pushing mine out of the garage (the
grading works for that stunt...).

"aGraham" <aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote in message
news:aarongraham-140E34.16253909012004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> I am going to be pulling my radiator tomorrow to take it to get fixed.
> The problem is i then have to move the Jeep out of the shop until I get
> the radiator back. I have to move the jeep about 30 yds, would it be ok
> to drive the Jeep this far with out any coolant and the radiator
> removed?
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)

 

I am guessing that pushing it or winching it out is out of the question? My
14 year old son gets a kick out of pushing mine out of the garage (the
grading works for that stunt...).

"aGraham" <aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote in message
news:aarongraham-140E34.16253909012004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> I am going to be pulling my radiator tomorrow to take it to get fixed.
> The problem is i then have to move the Jeep out of the shop until I get
> the radiator back. I have to move the jeep about 30 yds, would it be ok
> to drive the Jeep this far with out any coolant and the radiator
> removed?
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)