dogtired
NAXJA Forum User
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- Orlando, FL
Hi all,
I have a 2000 Cherokee Sport 4.0L, that I bought recently (MY FIRST JEEP ), and am doing a tuneup, it has about 35K miles, aside from changing the oil... looks like basic maintenance was like a foreign language to the previous owner.
I am in the middle of doing the tuneup of my jeep, and started to do the procedure of flushing my radiator. The petcock from my radiator is aiming towards the passenger side has about 1/2 inch clearance from the support, it is a PITA to work with. I removed the radiator grill and still no clearance. One other thing, the drain valve is on the bottom of the radiator... right? The service manual shows it as being about the middle of the radiator... seems illogical.Any advice please, or do I just have to grin and just bear it?
Also while I am underneath the Jeep, I noticed where the stock shocks within the coil springs are not contacting the bottom. The red rubber (boot?) is the end of the shock... am I wrong or what? I nudged it a little, and fluid came out, it smells like radiator fluid, kinda muddy rusty yellow. Is it supposed to hang like that? Is it time for a change to new shocks? If so, what do you guys recommend? Handling and ride and cost in that order please. Thanks all!
I have a 2000 Cherokee Sport 4.0L, that I bought recently (MY FIRST JEEP ), and am doing a tuneup, it has about 35K miles, aside from changing the oil... looks like basic maintenance was like a foreign language to the previous owner.
I am in the middle of doing the tuneup of my jeep, and started to do the procedure of flushing my radiator. The petcock from my radiator is aiming towards the passenger side has about 1/2 inch clearance from the support, it is a PITA to work with. I removed the radiator grill and still no clearance. One other thing, the drain valve is on the bottom of the radiator... right? The service manual shows it as being about the middle of the radiator... seems illogical.Any advice please, or do I just have to grin and just bear it?
Also while I am underneath the Jeep, I noticed where the stock shocks within the coil springs are not contacting the bottom. The red rubber (boot?) is the end of the shock... am I wrong or what? I nudged it a little, and fluid came out, it smells like radiator fluid, kinda muddy rusty yellow. Is it supposed to hang like that? Is it time for a change to new shocks? If so, what do you guys recommend? Handling and ride and cost in that order please. Thanks all!
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