Recent content by anderld47

I went through this last year on my 98. Reman engine and everything new in the cooling system. All metal 3 row radiator. It would idle forever in 100 degree heat with no problem, but put under load on a hot day would overheat on the temp gauge. Replaced everything except the radiator. Even twice...

Another possible explanation would be a cracked spacer plate. Mine started rattling like crazy and when I pulled up to a buddy's place he ask if I had a diesel. The noise would go away under load, but return at idle. Because I'm too old to do this s**t myself anymore I had a transmission place...

Yeah, the full length one is the a/c condenser, the small one is the transmission cooler. Red spot on my forehead.

Mine seems to stay a hair under, at, or a hair over the 210 mark...depending on the ambient temp. After I replaced the all metal 3 core with the OEM, as a test, I put my foot into it and did a 1800ft elevation gain in 6.5 miles on a 100 degree afternoon. The temp needle got to right before the...

Hows the temp with the new shroud? Re transmission making vehicle run hotter, there is some exchange of heat/cool in towing package radiator, but it's not really a transmission cooler. Some people bypass it without problems. http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1080803

Pretty sure the 180 thermostat only keeps it from warming up as fast, which might increase wear as lubricants (unless high flow synthetics) and engine parts reach operating temperature. It does nothing to keep it cooler once it reaches operating temperature. At operating temperature (fully open)...

Yeah, demonioed is right about everything needing to be in place. 25 years of XJs and yearly desert trips. I only overheated after I got a 3 row copper/brass all metal replacement. As soon as I went back to OEM 2 row aluminum with plastic tanks, everything worked right.

I thought post 91s with the open cooling system were "self-burping." I've had 4 XJs since 1989 and the only one I had to "burp" was the closed system 89. Only cooling system issue I've had (other than a blown head gasket and two water pumps) was a spiffy 3 row copper/brass all metal radiator I...

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The shroud could be the problem, but it might be the radiator. Did you ever overheat before the cooling system replace 2 years ago? If not, what radiator did you put in...after market or OEM?

My mechanic said Chrysler doesn't have a special TC fluid, but I guess they could. I've had 4 XJs all with 242s. None have been noisy in FT until the the 2 rebuilds and they were all changed many times with ATF. Even the one that Tera Flex made the 4:1 Tera-Low for in 2002/2003 was quiet in FT...

The only thing Chrysler recommends (and ties to warranty) is their ATF. They do not recommend anything else. The fluid was probably dark because it was the original. Many folks don't do upkeep on anything other than antifreeze and engine oil and that often goes by the wayside. I can remember a...

If it was quieter on the return trip, maybe the Royal Purple MAX ATF is working. The whine in mine isn't as noticeable at lower RPMs.

Great!

Don't have any idea. If the button fell out see which ends of the spring fits in it and experiment. Since the factory service manual doesn't show any schematic of how the handle itself is put together it probably isn't serviceable. You may just have to go to a "pick and pull" and pick up an old one.