EASportsRacer13
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
Alright, its a stock XJ which recently (6 months or less) had the radiator, waterpump, and thermostat changed.
Here's the propblem...Every other day or so the Jeep loses A LOT of power from the engine. I mean A LOT. Normally if you floor it and go "pedal to the metal", an XJ hauls, I can almost break the tires free. But sometimes I have no acceleration at all. It will literally take 10 seconds to get to 25mph...and that is when I have the accelerator floored.
Now heres where it gets weird. When the car runs normal...the temperatur stays at about 180-200 F but when I am having this engine drain it over heats very quickly. With the heater running I am driving right at the red line of temp.
I took it to my mechanic and he could not recreate the problem, but it happens intermitently but now more frequently. It is full of coolant and had an oil change 3000 miles ago. The emergency brake is not on...
Here's the propblem...Every other day or so the Jeep loses A LOT of power from the engine. I mean A LOT. Normally if you floor it and go "pedal to the metal", an XJ hauls, I can almost break the tires free. But sometimes I have no acceleration at all. It will literally take 10 seconds to get to 25mph...and that is when I have the accelerator floored.
Now heres where it gets weird. When the car runs normal...the temperatur stays at about 180-200 F but when I am having this engine drain it over heats very quickly. With the heater running I am driving right at the red line of temp.
I took it to my mechanic and he could not recreate the problem, but it happens intermitently but now more frequently. It is full of coolant and had an oil change 3000 miles ago. The emergency brake is not on...