Wrangler 4.0L cooling system capacity?
01-28-2004, 03:31 PM
#11
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Re: Wrangler 4.0L cooling system capacity?
Don't worry.
The system holds something on the order of 4 gallons, the overflow bottle
holds about a quart. It sounds like they simply filled it once and didn't
wait long enough for the tstat to open and close a few times. What you
experience is pretty normal, and it doesn't sound like any damage was done.
"TJ Bittner" <tjbitt@msn.com> wrote in message
news:478c8158.0401280622.483f8021@posting.google.c om...
> Hi all, could anybody tell me what the cooling system capacity of a
> 2000 Wrangler 4.0L is? I had my radiator leak about a month ago and
> the dealer replaced it with a new one. The day after I picked it up, I
> checked under the hood and noticed there was no antifreeze in the
> overflow reservoir, so I filled it up and drove around and parked my
> jeep . I checked again later after it had cooled down and it had
> pulled all the coolant out of the reservoir down to the minimum level.
> I filled the reservoir up to the maximum level and it has stayed there
> since. I'm just wondering what the capacity is as I am concerned as to
> how much colant the dealer did or didn't put in my radiator when they
> replaced it and if I could have damaged anything by running with the
> radiator low. My concern is ever since then my temp gauge has been
> swinging up and down somewhat and will get warmer that it ever used
> to. The temp gauge used to always be very steady except when it was
> really hot in the summer and would creep up a bit when idling at stop
> lights. Now it swings up and down. I am wondering if I may have
> damaged my thermostat or temp sensor while running with low coolant
> level. Also wondering if running 100% antifreeze could affect normal
> running temp. I always see where it says to use 70% antifreeze / water
> mix. When I filled it I used straight antifreeze. Could this affect
> things? Any thoughts are most appreciated. The dealer blew me off when
> I called them regarding not filling the radiator and said I probably
> just had some air pockets in the system and don't worry about it, but
> can't help but feel somethings is not right and needs attention. FWIW
> it has been extremely cold here (low teens) and if anything I would
> think the Jeep would run a little cooler and not hotter. If I'm crazy
> tell me so, but any thoughts or suggestions would be most appreciated.
> Thanks
The system holds something on the order of 4 gallons, the overflow bottle
holds about a quart. It sounds like they simply filled it once and didn't
wait long enough for the tstat to open and close a few times. What you
experience is pretty normal, and it doesn't sound like any damage was done.
"TJ Bittner" <tjbitt@msn.com> wrote in message
news:478c8158.0401280622.483f8021@posting.google.c om...
> Hi all, could anybody tell me what the cooling system capacity of a
> 2000 Wrangler 4.0L is? I had my radiator leak about a month ago and
> the dealer replaced it with a new one. The day after I picked it up, I
> checked under the hood and noticed there was no antifreeze in the
> overflow reservoir, so I filled it up and drove around and parked my
> jeep . I checked again later after it had cooled down and it had
> pulled all the coolant out of the reservoir down to the minimum level.
> I filled the reservoir up to the maximum level and it has stayed there
> since. I'm just wondering what the capacity is as I am concerned as to
> how much colant the dealer did or didn't put in my radiator when they
> replaced it and if I could have damaged anything by running with the
> radiator low. My concern is ever since then my temp gauge has been
> swinging up and down somewhat and will get warmer that it ever used
> to. The temp gauge used to always be very steady except when it was
> really hot in the summer and would creep up a bit when idling at stop
> lights. Now it swings up and down. I am wondering if I may have
> damaged my thermostat or temp sensor while running with low coolant
> level. Also wondering if running 100% antifreeze could affect normal
> running temp. I always see where it says to use 70% antifreeze / water
> mix. When I filled it I used straight antifreeze. Could this affect
> things? Any thoughts are most appreciated. The dealer blew me off when
> I called them regarding not filling the radiator and said I probably
> just had some air pockets in the system and don't worry about it, but
> can't help but feel somethings is not right and needs attention. FWIW
> it has been extremely cold here (low teens) and if anything I would
> think the Jeep would run a little cooler and not hotter. If I'm crazy
> tell me so, but any thoughts or suggestions would be most appreciated.
> Thanks
01-28-2004, 03:31 PM
#12
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Re: Wrangler 4.0L cooling system capacity?
Don't worry.
The system holds something on the order of 4 gallons, the overflow bottle
holds about a quart. It sounds like they simply filled it once and didn't
wait long enough for the tstat to open and close a few times. What you
experience is pretty normal, and it doesn't sound like any damage was done.
"TJ Bittner" <tjbitt@msn.com> wrote in message
news:478c8158.0401280622.483f8021@posting.google.c om...
> Hi all, could anybody tell me what the cooling system capacity of a
> 2000 Wrangler 4.0L is? I had my radiator leak about a month ago and
> the dealer replaced it with a new one. The day after I picked it up, I
> checked under the hood and noticed there was no antifreeze in the
> overflow reservoir, so I filled it up and drove around and parked my
> jeep . I checked again later after it had cooled down and it had
> pulled all the coolant out of the reservoir down to the minimum level.
> I filled the reservoir up to the maximum level and it has stayed there
> since. I'm just wondering what the capacity is as I am concerned as to
> how much colant the dealer did or didn't put in my radiator when they
> replaced it and if I could have damaged anything by running with the
> radiator low. My concern is ever since then my temp gauge has been
> swinging up and down somewhat and will get warmer that it ever used
> to. The temp gauge used to always be very steady except when it was
> really hot in the summer and would creep up a bit when idling at stop
> lights. Now it swings up and down. I am wondering if I may have
> damaged my thermostat or temp sensor while running with low coolant
> level. Also wondering if running 100% antifreeze could affect normal
> running temp. I always see where it says to use 70% antifreeze / water
> mix. When I filled it I used straight antifreeze. Could this affect
> things? Any thoughts are most appreciated. The dealer blew me off when
> I called them regarding not filling the radiator and said I probably
> just had some air pockets in the system and don't worry about it, but
> can't help but feel somethings is not right and needs attention. FWIW
> it has been extremely cold here (low teens) and if anything I would
> think the Jeep would run a little cooler and not hotter. If I'm crazy
> tell me so, but any thoughts or suggestions would be most appreciated.
> Thanks
The system holds something on the order of 4 gallons, the overflow bottle
holds about a quart. It sounds like they simply filled it once and didn't
wait long enough for the tstat to open and close a few times. What you
experience is pretty normal, and it doesn't sound like any damage was done.
"TJ Bittner" <tjbitt@msn.com> wrote in message
news:478c8158.0401280622.483f8021@posting.google.c om...
> Hi all, could anybody tell me what the cooling system capacity of a
> 2000 Wrangler 4.0L is? I had my radiator leak about a month ago and
> the dealer replaced it with a new one. The day after I picked it up, I
> checked under the hood and noticed there was no antifreeze in the
> overflow reservoir, so I filled it up and drove around and parked my
> jeep . I checked again later after it had cooled down and it had
> pulled all the coolant out of the reservoir down to the minimum level.
> I filled the reservoir up to the maximum level and it has stayed there
> since. I'm just wondering what the capacity is as I am concerned as to
> how much colant the dealer did or didn't put in my radiator when they
> replaced it and if I could have damaged anything by running with the
> radiator low. My concern is ever since then my temp gauge has been
> swinging up and down somewhat and will get warmer that it ever used
> to. The temp gauge used to always be very steady except when it was
> really hot in the summer and would creep up a bit when idling at stop
> lights. Now it swings up and down. I am wondering if I may have
> damaged my thermostat or temp sensor while running with low coolant
> level. Also wondering if running 100% antifreeze could affect normal
> running temp. I always see where it says to use 70% antifreeze / water
> mix. When I filled it I used straight antifreeze. Could this affect
> things? Any thoughts are most appreciated. The dealer blew me off when
> I called them regarding not filling the radiator and said I probably
> just had some air pockets in the system and don't worry about it, but
> can't help but feel somethings is not right and needs attention. FWIW
> it has been extremely cold here (low teens) and if anything I would
> think the Jeep would run a little cooler and not hotter. If I'm crazy
> tell me so, but any thoughts or suggestions would be most appreciated.
> Thanks
01-28-2004, 03:31 PM
#13
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Re: Wrangler 4.0L cooling system capacity?
Don't worry.
The system holds something on the order of 4 gallons, the overflow bottle
holds about a quart. It sounds like they simply filled it once and didn't
wait long enough for the tstat to open and close a few times. What you
experience is pretty normal, and it doesn't sound like any damage was done.
"TJ Bittner" <tjbitt@msn.com> wrote in message
news:478c8158.0401280622.483f8021@posting.google.c om...
> Hi all, could anybody tell me what the cooling system capacity of a
> 2000 Wrangler 4.0L is? I had my radiator leak about a month ago and
> the dealer replaced it with a new one. The day after I picked it up, I
> checked under the hood and noticed there was no antifreeze in the
> overflow reservoir, so I filled it up and drove around and parked my
> jeep . I checked again later after it had cooled down and it had
> pulled all the coolant out of the reservoir down to the minimum level.
> I filled the reservoir up to the maximum level and it has stayed there
> since. I'm just wondering what the capacity is as I am concerned as to
> how much colant the dealer did or didn't put in my radiator when they
> replaced it and if I could have damaged anything by running with the
> radiator low. My concern is ever since then my temp gauge has been
> swinging up and down somewhat and will get warmer that it ever used
> to. The temp gauge used to always be very steady except when it was
> really hot in the summer and would creep up a bit when idling at stop
> lights. Now it swings up and down. I am wondering if I may have
> damaged my thermostat or temp sensor while running with low coolant
> level. Also wondering if running 100% antifreeze could affect normal
> running temp. I always see where it says to use 70% antifreeze / water
> mix. When I filled it I used straight antifreeze. Could this affect
> things? Any thoughts are most appreciated. The dealer blew me off when
> I called them regarding not filling the radiator and said I probably
> just had some air pockets in the system and don't worry about it, but
> can't help but feel somethings is not right and needs attention. FWIW
> it has been extremely cold here (low teens) and if anything I would
> think the Jeep would run a little cooler and not hotter. If I'm crazy
> tell me so, but any thoughts or suggestions would be most appreciated.
> Thanks
The system holds something on the order of 4 gallons, the overflow bottle
holds about a quart. It sounds like they simply filled it once and didn't
wait long enough for the tstat to open and close a few times. What you
experience is pretty normal, and it doesn't sound like any damage was done.
"TJ Bittner" <tjbitt@msn.com> wrote in message
news:478c8158.0401280622.483f8021@posting.google.c om...
> Hi all, could anybody tell me what the cooling system capacity of a
> 2000 Wrangler 4.0L is? I had my radiator leak about a month ago and
> the dealer replaced it with a new one. The day after I picked it up, I
> checked under the hood and noticed there was no antifreeze in the
> overflow reservoir, so I filled it up and drove around and parked my
> jeep . I checked again later after it had cooled down and it had
> pulled all the coolant out of the reservoir down to the minimum level.
> I filled the reservoir up to the maximum level and it has stayed there
> since. I'm just wondering what the capacity is as I am concerned as to
> how much colant the dealer did or didn't put in my radiator when they
> replaced it and if I could have damaged anything by running with the
> radiator low. My concern is ever since then my temp gauge has been
> swinging up and down somewhat and will get warmer that it ever used
> to. The temp gauge used to always be very steady except when it was
> really hot in the summer and would creep up a bit when idling at stop
> lights. Now it swings up and down. I am wondering if I may have
> damaged my thermostat or temp sensor while running with low coolant
> level. Also wondering if running 100% antifreeze could affect normal
> running temp. I always see where it says to use 70% antifreeze / water
> mix. When I filled it I used straight antifreeze. Could this affect
> things? Any thoughts are most appreciated. The dealer blew me off when
> I called them regarding not filling the radiator and said I probably
> just had some air pockets in the system and don't worry about it, but
> can't help but feel somethings is not right and needs attention. FWIW
> it has been extremely cold here (low teens) and if anything I would
> think the Jeep would run a little cooler and not hotter. If I'm crazy
> tell me so, but any thoughts or suggestions would be most appreciated.
> Thanks
01-28-2004, 06:24 PM
#14
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Re: Wrangler 4.0L cooling system capacity?
Hi Jeff,
More like two and a half gallons, not even your Chevy truck will
come close to that: http://www.----------.com/lubeschedule.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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CRWLR wrote:
>
> Don't worry.
>
> The system holds something on the order of 4 gallons, the overflow bottle
> holds about a quart. It sounds like they simply filled it once and didn't
> wait long enough for the tstat to open and close a few times. What you
> experience is pretty normal, and it doesn't sound like any damage was done.
More like two and a half gallons, not even your Chevy truck will
come close to that: http://www.----------.com/lubeschedule.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
CRWLR wrote:
>
> Don't worry.
>
> The system holds something on the order of 4 gallons, the overflow bottle
> holds about a quart. It sounds like they simply filled it once and didn't
> wait long enough for the tstat to open and close a few times. What you
> experience is pretty normal, and it doesn't sound like any damage was done.
01-28-2004, 06:24 PM
#15
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Posts: n/a
Re: Wrangler 4.0L cooling system capacity?
Hi Jeff,
More like two and a half gallons, not even your Chevy truck will
come close to that: http://www.----------.com/lubeschedule.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
CRWLR wrote:
>
> Don't worry.
>
> The system holds something on the order of 4 gallons, the overflow bottle
> holds about a quart. It sounds like they simply filled it once and didn't
> wait long enough for the tstat to open and close a few times. What you
> experience is pretty normal, and it doesn't sound like any damage was done.
More like two and a half gallons, not even your Chevy truck will
come close to that: http://www.----------.com/lubeschedule.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
CRWLR wrote:
>
> Don't worry.
>
> The system holds something on the order of 4 gallons, the overflow bottle
> holds about a quart. It sounds like they simply filled it once and didn't
> wait long enough for the tstat to open and close a few times. What you
> experience is pretty normal, and it doesn't sound like any damage was done.
01-28-2004, 06:24 PM
#16
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Posts: n/a
Re: Wrangler 4.0L cooling system capacity?
Hi Jeff,
More like two and a half gallons, not even your Chevy truck will
come close to that: http://www.----------.com/lubeschedule.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
CRWLR wrote:
>
> Don't worry.
>
> The system holds something on the order of 4 gallons, the overflow bottle
> holds about a quart. It sounds like they simply filled it once and didn't
> wait long enough for the tstat to open and close a few times. What you
> experience is pretty normal, and it doesn't sound like any damage was done.
More like two and a half gallons, not even your Chevy truck will
come close to that: http://www.----------.com/lubeschedule.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
CRWLR wrote:
>
> Don't worry.
>
> The system holds something on the order of 4 gallons, the overflow bottle
> holds about a quart. It sounds like they simply filled it once and didn't
> wait long enough for the tstat to open and close a few times. What you
> experience is pretty normal, and it doesn't sound like any damage was done.
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