XJ open/closed cooling system
05-17-2006, 02:30 PM
#21
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Re: XJ open/closed cooling system
This thing must be whacked out real good....
I looked around other posts in the past about this issue, checked out my fan
clutch and it would stop spinning almost immediately while cold, but when
the engine warmed up it spins quite more than when it was cold... replaced
it and everything is running cool! Although, before I was trying to track
down a blinker issue; they would come on but not blink. Now the freakin
blinkers work too? I think I must have jiggled some wires while wrestling
with the fan...
Troy
Oh I have other issues about the xj i'm gonna post in a new thread!
I looked around other posts in the past about this issue, checked out my fan
clutch and it would stop spinning almost immediately while cold, but when
the engine warmed up it spins quite more than when it was cold... replaced
it and everything is running cool! Although, before I was trying to track
down a blinker issue; they would come on but not blink. Now the freakin
blinkers work too? I think I must have jiggled some wires while wrestling
with the fan...
Troy
Oh I have other issues about the xj i'm gonna post in a new thread!
05-17-2006, 02:30 PM
#22
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Re: XJ open/closed cooling system
This thing must be whacked out real good....
I looked around other posts in the past about this issue, checked out my fan
clutch and it would stop spinning almost immediately while cold, but when
the engine warmed up it spins quite more than when it was cold... replaced
it and everything is running cool! Although, before I was trying to track
down a blinker issue; they would come on but not blink. Now the freakin
blinkers work too? I think I must have jiggled some wires while wrestling
with the fan...
Troy
Oh I have other issues about the xj i'm gonna post in a new thread!
I looked around other posts in the past about this issue, checked out my fan
clutch and it would stop spinning almost immediately while cold, but when
the engine warmed up it spins quite more than when it was cold... replaced
it and everything is running cool! Although, before I was trying to track
down a blinker issue; they would come on but not blink. Now the freakin
blinkers work too? I think I must have jiggled some wires while wrestling
with the fan...
Troy
Oh I have other issues about the xj i'm gonna post in a new thread!
05-17-2006, 11:03 PM
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Re: XJ open/closed cooling system
That's great Troy, glad you found your problem. Amazing how much
trouble it can be when someone trys to jury rig a "fix" instead of
tracking down the real problem and fixes it.
Having jury rigged many "repairs" I know what I'm talking about!
Jeff DeWitt
Troy wrote:
> This thing must be whacked out real good....
> I looked around other posts in the past about this issue, checked out my fan
> clutch and it would stop spinning almost immediately while cold, but when
> the engine warmed up it spins quite more than when it was cold... replaced
> it and everything is running cool! Although, before I was trying to track
> down a blinker issue; they would come on but not blink. Now the freakin
> blinkers work too? I think I must have jiggled some wires while wrestling
> with the fan...
>
> Troy
>
> Oh I have other issues about the xj i'm gonna post in a new thread!
>
>
trouble it can be when someone trys to jury rig a "fix" instead of
tracking down the real problem and fixes it.
Having jury rigged many "repairs" I know what I'm talking about!
Jeff DeWitt
Troy wrote:
> This thing must be whacked out real good....
> I looked around other posts in the past about this issue, checked out my fan
> clutch and it would stop spinning almost immediately while cold, but when
> the engine warmed up it spins quite more than when it was cold... replaced
> it and everything is running cool! Although, before I was trying to track
> down a blinker issue; they would come on but not blink. Now the freakin
> blinkers work too? I think I must have jiggled some wires while wrestling
> with the fan...
>
> Troy
>
> Oh I have other issues about the xj i'm gonna post in a new thread!
>
>
05-17-2006, 11:03 PM
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Re: XJ open/closed cooling system
That's great Troy, glad you found your problem. Amazing how much
trouble it can be when someone trys to jury rig a "fix" instead of
tracking down the real problem and fixes it.
Having jury rigged many "repairs" I know what I'm talking about!
Jeff DeWitt
Troy wrote:
> This thing must be whacked out real good....
> I looked around other posts in the past about this issue, checked out my fan
> clutch and it would stop spinning almost immediately while cold, but when
> the engine warmed up it spins quite more than when it was cold... replaced
> it and everything is running cool! Although, before I was trying to track
> down a blinker issue; they would come on but not blink. Now the freakin
> blinkers work too? I think I must have jiggled some wires while wrestling
> with the fan...
>
> Troy
>
> Oh I have other issues about the xj i'm gonna post in a new thread!
>
>
trouble it can be when someone trys to jury rig a "fix" instead of
tracking down the real problem and fixes it.
Having jury rigged many "repairs" I know what I'm talking about!
Jeff DeWitt
Troy wrote:
> This thing must be whacked out real good....
> I looked around other posts in the past about this issue, checked out my fan
> clutch and it would stop spinning almost immediately while cold, but when
> the engine warmed up it spins quite more than when it was cold... replaced
> it and everything is running cool! Although, before I was trying to track
> down a blinker issue; they would come on but not blink. Now the freakin
> blinkers work too? I think I must have jiggled some wires while wrestling
> with the fan...
>
> Troy
>
> Oh I have other issues about the xj i'm gonna post in a new thread!
>
>
05-17-2006, 11:03 PM
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Re: XJ open/closed cooling system
That's great Troy, glad you found your problem. Amazing how much
trouble it can be when someone trys to jury rig a "fix" instead of
tracking down the real problem and fixes it.
Having jury rigged many "repairs" I know what I'm talking about!
Jeff DeWitt
Troy wrote:
> This thing must be whacked out real good....
> I looked around other posts in the past about this issue, checked out my fan
> clutch and it would stop spinning almost immediately while cold, but when
> the engine warmed up it spins quite more than when it was cold... replaced
> it and everything is running cool! Although, before I was trying to track
> down a blinker issue; they would come on but not blink. Now the freakin
> blinkers work too? I think I must have jiggled some wires while wrestling
> with the fan...
>
> Troy
>
> Oh I have other issues about the xj i'm gonna post in a new thread!
>
>
trouble it can be when someone trys to jury rig a "fix" instead of
tracking down the real problem and fixes it.
Having jury rigged many "repairs" I know what I'm talking about!
Jeff DeWitt
Troy wrote:
> This thing must be whacked out real good....
> I looked around other posts in the past about this issue, checked out my fan
> clutch and it would stop spinning almost immediately while cold, but when
> the engine warmed up it spins quite more than when it was cold... replaced
> it and everything is running cool! Although, before I was trying to track
> down a blinker issue; they would come on but not blink. Now the freakin
> blinkers work too? I think I must have jiggled some wires while wrestling
> with the fan...
>
> Troy
>
> Oh I have other issues about the xj i'm gonna post in a new thread!
>
>
05-19-2006, 11:04 PM
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Re: XJ open/closed cooling system
CRAP it overheated last night. I noticed however that after I put in the
fan clutch the temp needle never got up to 210 really... kinda past the
mark between 100 and 210. But it still overheated. Got up this morning and
even though the PO told me he put in a new thermostat I put another one in
today. Filled it up and rode around a bit, and it started to get hot but
not in the red. I parked it and noticed it was pushing coolant out of the
pressure bottle. After letting it sit with the engine off I heard a
bubbling come from the heater core hose. It cooled and I drove it again and
the temp. stayed slightly above the mark between 100 and 210 again.
Isn't it supposed to be at 210 like in my tj?
Troy
fan clutch the temp needle never got up to 210 really... kinda past the
mark between 100 and 210. But it still overheated. Got up this morning and
even though the PO told me he put in a new thermostat I put another one in
today. Filled it up and rode around a bit, and it started to get hot but
not in the red. I parked it and noticed it was pushing coolant out of the
pressure bottle. After letting it sit with the engine off I heard a
bubbling come from the heater core hose. It cooled and I drove it again and
the temp. stayed slightly above the mark between 100 and 210 again.
Isn't it supposed to be at 210 like in my tj?
Troy
05-19-2006, 11:04 PM
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Re: XJ open/closed cooling system
CRAP it overheated last night. I noticed however that after I put in the
fan clutch the temp needle never got up to 210 really... kinda past the
mark between 100 and 210. But it still overheated. Got up this morning and
even though the PO told me he put in a new thermostat I put another one in
today. Filled it up and rode around a bit, and it started to get hot but
not in the red. I parked it and noticed it was pushing coolant out of the
pressure bottle. After letting it sit with the engine off I heard a
bubbling come from the heater core hose. It cooled and I drove it again and
the temp. stayed slightly above the mark between 100 and 210 again.
Isn't it supposed to be at 210 like in my tj?
Troy
fan clutch the temp needle never got up to 210 really... kinda past the
mark between 100 and 210. But it still overheated. Got up this morning and
even though the PO told me he put in a new thermostat I put another one in
today. Filled it up and rode around a bit, and it started to get hot but
not in the red. I parked it and noticed it was pushing coolant out of the
pressure bottle. After letting it sit with the engine off I heard a
bubbling come from the heater core hose. It cooled and I drove it again and
the temp. stayed slightly above the mark between 100 and 210 again.
Isn't it supposed to be at 210 like in my tj?
Troy
05-19-2006, 11:04 PM
#28
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Re: XJ open/closed cooling system
CRAP it overheated last night. I noticed however that after I put in the
fan clutch the temp needle never got up to 210 really... kinda past the
mark between 100 and 210. But it still overheated. Got up this morning and
even though the PO told me he put in a new thermostat I put another one in
today. Filled it up and rode around a bit, and it started to get hot but
not in the red. I parked it and noticed it was pushing coolant out of the
pressure bottle. After letting it sit with the engine off I heard a
bubbling come from the heater core hose. It cooled and I drove it again and
the temp. stayed slightly above the mark between 100 and 210 again.
Isn't it supposed to be at 210 like in my tj?
Troy
fan clutch the temp needle never got up to 210 really... kinda past the
mark between 100 and 210. But it still overheated. Got up this morning and
even though the PO told me he put in a new thermostat I put another one in
today. Filled it up and rode around a bit, and it started to get hot but
not in the red. I parked it and noticed it was pushing coolant out of the
pressure bottle. After letting it sit with the engine off I heard a
bubbling come from the heater core hose. It cooled and I drove it again and
the temp. stayed slightly above the mark between 100 and 210 again.
Isn't it supposed to be at 210 like in my tj?
Troy
05-20-2006, 11:52 AM
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Re: XJ open/closed cooling system
You could have gotten air in the system when you replaced the thermostat.
This interferes with the cooling process, and can make a ruckus as it tries
to get out. That would explain the bubbling noise and pushing coolant out
of the bottle, better than overheating. Sometimes it takes a long time for
all the bubbles to work their way out of the system. One of my cars has
something like an eleven step process in the Owner's Manual, for filling the
cooling system properly.
You shouldn't place much importance in the exact reading of the temperature
gauge. If the bubbling eventually stops, and the heater works well in the
cold weather, I would call it good.
Earle
"Troy" <@ .> wrote in message news:LfednSFKs4RRGPPZRVn-pw@comcast.com...
> CRAP it overheated last night. I noticed however that after I put in the
> fan clutch the temp needle never got up to 210 really... kinda past the
> mark between 100 and 210. But it still overheated. Got up this morning
and
> even though the PO told me he put in a new thermostat I put another one in
> today. Filled it up and rode around a bit, and it started to get hot but
> not in the red. I parked it and noticed it was pushing coolant out of the
> pressure bottle. After letting it sit with the engine off I heard a
> bubbling come from the heater core hose. It cooled and I drove it again
and
> the temp. stayed slightly above the mark between 100 and 210 again.
>
> Isn't it supposed to be at 210 like in my tj?
>
> Troy
>
>
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This interferes with the cooling process, and can make a ruckus as it tries
to get out. That would explain the bubbling noise and pushing coolant out
of the bottle, better than overheating. Sometimes it takes a long time for
all the bubbles to work their way out of the system. One of my cars has
something like an eleven step process in the Owner's Manual, for filling the
cooling system properly.
You shouldn't place much importance in the exact reading of the temperature
gauge. If the bubbling eventually stops, and the heater works well in the
cold weather, I would call it good.
Earle
"Troy" <@ .> wrote in message news:LfednSFKs4RRGPPZRVn-pw@comcast.com...
> CRAP it overheated last night. I noticed however that after I put in the
> fan clutch the temp needle never got up to 210 really... kinda past the
> mark between 100 and 210. But it still overheated. Got up this morning
and
> even though the PO told me he put in a new thermostat I put another one in
> today. Filled it up and rode around a bit, and it started to get hot but
> not in the red. I parked it and noticed it was pushing coolant out of the
> pressure bottle. After letting it sit with the engine off I heard a
> bubbling come from the heater core hose. It cooled and I drove it again
and
> the temp. stayed slightly above the mark between 100 and 210 again.
>
> Isn't it supposed to be at 210 like in my tj?
>
> Troy
>
>
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05-20-2006, 11:52 AM
#30
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Re: XJ open/closed cooling system
You could have gotten air in the system when you replaced the thermostat.
This interferes with the cooling process, and can make a ruckus as it tries
to get out. That would explain the bubbling noise and pushing coolant out
of the bottle, better than overheating. Sometimes it takes a long time for
all the bubbles to work their way out of the system. One of my cars has
something like an eleven step process in the Owner's Manual, for filling the
cooling system properly.
You shouldn't place much importance in the exact reading of the temperature
gauge. If the bubbling eventually stops, and the heater works well in the
cold weather, I would call it good.
Earle
"Troy" <@ .> wrote in message news:LfednSFKs4RRGPPZRVn-pw@comcast.com...
> CRAP it overheated last night. I noticed however that after I put in the
> fan clutch the temp needle never got up to 210 really... kinda past the
> mark between 100 and 210. But it still overheated. Got up this morning
and
> even though the PO told me he put in a new thermostat I put another one in
> today. Filled it up and rode around a bit, and it started to get hot but
> not in the red. I parked it and noticed it was pushing coolant out of the
> pressure bottle. After letting it sit with the engine off I heard a
> bubbling come from the heater core hose. It cooled and I drove it again
and
> the temp. stayed slightly above the mark between 100 and 210 again.
>
> Isn't it supposed to be at 210 like in my tj?
>
> Troy
>
>
*** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com ***
This interferes with the cooling process, and can make a ruckus as it tries
to get out. That would explain the bubbling noise and pushing coolant out
of the bottle, better than overheating. Sometimes it takes a long time for
all the bubbles to work their way out of the system. One of my cars has
something like an eleven step process in the Owner's Manual, for filling the
cooling system properly.
You shouldn't place much importance in the exact reading of the temperature
gauge. If the bubbling eventually stops, and the heater works well in the
cold weather, I would call it good.
Earle
"Troy" <@ .> wrote in message news:LfednSFKs4RRGPPZRVn-pw@comcast.com...
> CRAP it overheated last night. I noticed however that after I put in the
> fan clutch the temp needle never got up to 210 really... kinda past the
> mark between 100 and 210. But it still overheated. Got up this morning
and
> even though the PO told me he put in a new thermostat I put another one in
> today. Filled it up and rode around a bit, and it started to get hot but
> not in the red. I parked it and noticed it was pushing coolant out of the
> pressure bottle. After letting it sit with the engine off I heard a
> bubbling come from the heater core hose. It cooled and I drove it again
and
> the temp. stayed slightly above the mark between 100 and 210 again.
>
> Isn't it supposed to be at 210 like in my tj?
>
> Troy
>
>
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