live24wheel
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Phoenix
Vehicle, 1997 XJ, 4.0, 5 speed.
Yesterday the upper rad hose started leaking so I took care of that. Out of stupidity and not paying attention I forgot to put the rad cap back on. My little brother drove it last night and said the jeep started loosing power and the shut down and he barely got it started. Then my dad took the Jeep today and broke down on the side of the freeway. Said it lost power and shut down.... So we get it started, gauge didnt show it to be overheating, we get it home. I get it filled up, Through my spare rad cap on since I lost the first one. temp is at about 220 - 230 now. I run it and it cools right back down to 210. It was blowing coolant right on to the 3 plug computer thing next to the airbox, right in front of the radiator neck... Im guessing that is why it was dyeing and running like crap....
So now it is all dried out and the idle is rough as heck and it starts hard. Above idle it smooths right out and has all the power it ever did. my dad thinks possible burnt valve.... There is no other motor noise than is normal.... What do you guys think?
P.S. He just called and told me the check engine light came on..... When he gets home, can I do the 3 key turn trick to read the codes? I dont know why but I could do it on our old 94 XJ and my old 03 TJ but I cant do it on my 00 XJ.
Thanks,
Tom
Yesterday the upper rad hose started leaking so I took care of that. Out of stupidity and not paying attention I forgot to put the rad cap back on. My little brother drove it last night and said the jeep started loosing power and the shut down and he barely got it started. Then my dad took the Jeep today and broke down on the side of the freeway. Said it lost power and shut down.... So we get it started, gauge didnt show it to be overheating, we get it home. I get it filled up, Through my spare rad cap on since I lost the first one. temp is at about 220 - 230 now. I run it and it cools right back down to 210. It was blowing coolant right on to the 3 plug computer thing next to the airbox, right in front of the radiator neck... Im guessing that is why it was dyeing and running like crap....
So now it is all dried out and the idle is rough as heck and it starts hard. Above idle it smooths right out and has all the power it ever did. my dad thinks possible burnt valve.... There is no other motor noise than is normal.... What do you guys think?
P.S. He just called and told me the check engine light came on..... When he gets home, can I do the 3 key turn trick to read the codes? I dont know why but I could do it on our old 94 XJ and my old 03 TJ but I cant do it on my 00 XJ.
Thanks,
Tom