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Old 10-27-2012, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 87laredoxj
It's ziptied in front of heater control valve not where it should be
take some pics .. Im sure the more knowledged folks here will help

franken coolers .. love it


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Old 10-27-2012, 09:58 PM
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Ouch! Yeah I've had the bug for a while sold my first one now in another
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Re-read post #6. The coolant recovery bottle and rad cap must work exactly together as I stated. Don't guess at the XJ cooling system....it's not very forgiving.
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Old 10-27-2012, 10:12 PM
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Agreed on not being forgiving but will post pics tomorrow for everyone who asked
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Old 10-28-2012, 10:27 AM
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Sorry for all the pics. I guess they did upload
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Top shot of radiator

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Also have fan shroud on order. Not driving it till I get overheating fixed
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What's up with those lovely pink/yellow cable ties? Just kidding.
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Yeah kinda cute lol no that's how PO decided to do swap
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Any ideas to fix this nightmare? Getting gasket set today and hopefully doing that Friday
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While engines running are air bubbles appearing in over flo bottle ?
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How do u know air in the lines is causing overheating? How old is the cooling system? What maintenance has been done?......
What's been done?

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Any ideas to fix this nightmare? Getting gasket set today and hopefully doing that Friday
If coolant rises a little, in the bottle (hot motor), AND falls a little (cold motor), then the "open system conversion" is working properly. Replacing the colored cable ties with black ones will go a long way to fixing the nightmare. Sorry, just kidding.
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As far as I know what has been done is new radiator, water pump, thermostat, hoses everything and coolant does rise and fall but it takes overnight for coolant to fall
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What does "as far as I know" mean? Probably takes overnight to cool enough for coolant to be drawn from the bottle back into the rad. Is the rad full to the top when the motor is cold?
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