- Location
- NE Indiana
Disclaimer: This jeep is only ran on the trail, so if it seems like there is great amounts of time in btw trying something new, its cause it doesn't do road time.
Owned this jeep since 99 and never once did it over heat or even run hot until last summer. It was just running warm when it all started, I was at Camp Jeep in MO in the mountains in extreme heat and using the a/c on the trail, so I didnt really think much about it. Later in the fall I noticed it running warm on the trail but winter was coming so again I didnt think much about it. Ran it this winter and it stayed cool.
This winter finally checked the electric fan and it was burnt up. Replaced it this spring and either a relay or sensor burned up and it wouldnt come on automatically. Wired fan directly to a switch in the cab. Hit the trail in April, with fan running all day Jeep was still running hot.
Last week replaced the coolant,tstat and radiator. Was on the trail on Saturday with the fan running all day the motor would stay around 210 until I got on it going up a hill or gave it gas the temp would immeadiately go to the edge of the red zone.
I just changed the oil also, it hadn't been changed since last october and with 240 miles on it, there were no signs of a blown head gasket.
The radiator is 3 years old, it was a brand new stock replacement when it was replaced, so I suppose it could be bad already.
This rig shouldn't be overheating, any help.
mac 'its not even warm outside yet' gyvr
Owned this jeep since 99 and never once did it over heat or even run hot until last summer. It was just running warm when it all started, I was at Camp Jeep in MO in the mountains in extreme heat and using the a/c on the trail, so I didnt really think much about it. Later in the fall I noticed it running warm on the trail but winter was coming so again I didnt think much about it. Ran it this winter and it stayed cool.
This winter finally checked the electric fan and it was burnt up. Replaced it this spring and either a relay or sensor burned up and it wouldnt come on automatically. Wired fan directly to a switch in the cab. Hit the trail in April, with fan running all day Jeep was still running hot.
Last week replaced the coolant,tstat and radiator. Was on the trail on Saturday with the fan running all day the motor would stay around 210 until I got on it going up a hill or gave it gas the temp would immeadiately go to the edge of the red zone.
I just changed the oil also, it hadn't been changed since last october and with 240 miles on it, there were no signs of a blown head gasket.
The radiator is 3 years old, it was a brand new stock replacement when it was replaced, so I suppose it could be bad already.
This rig shouldn't be overheating, any help.
mac 'its not even warm outside yet' gyvr