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Old 08-15-2009, 10:15 AM
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I read where you put in a new sensor,have you thought of installing a direct reading guage and verify your stock guage is reading correctly?
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Did you even bother reading the info I posted from the FSM?
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Old 08-15-2009, 10:33 AM
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there's a prestone flush that has chemicals in it. read the directions on the back of the bottle thoroughly. I ended up doing this process twice as I still had some chunks floating in my coolant after just one attempt.
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Old 08-15-2009, 12:31 PM
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Hello guys got a quick question the lower hose is it important that the new hose have the spring inside or not need.
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Hello guys got a quick question the lower hose is it important that the new hose have the spring inside or not need.
It doesnt seem like you are reading everyones answers or recommendations, so i mean this next paragrah with no disrespect at all.


Here is how this forum works. you ask a question and someone will answer you, maybe you will get two or three answers before your next post. MAKE sure you read and test all the answers that were givin to you. if you have tested them or changed a part that has been recommended. let us know.

There are some highly brilliant mechanical minds on this forum. the last thing they want is to sit down and give you there free recommendation and someone not take it. If it was not for this forum, i know i would have spent a lot of time and money at a mechanics shop asking for advice.

so i suggest, go back to page 1 and read all the suggestions again and let us know what you have done or have not done
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Originally Posted by warthog
It doesnt seem like you are reading everyones answers or recommendations, so i mean this next paragrah with no disrespect at all.


Here is how this forum works. you ask a question and someone will answer you, maybe you will get two or three answers before your next post. MAKE sure you read and test all the answers that were givin to you. if you have tested them or changed a part that has been recommended. let us know.

There are some highly brilliant mechanical minds on this forum. the last thing they want is to sit down and give you there free recommendation and someone not take it. If it was not for this forum, i know i would have spent a lot of time and money at a mechanics shop asking for advice.

so i suggest, go back to page 1 and read all the suggestions again and let us know what you have done or have not done
you kinda just gotta sit back and read it all, its kinda like a book, you just dont open it up in the middle...you start at the beginning and go forward, if you choose to stop reading it you stop...and then dont ask other people what happened
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hello last mechanic said in here that i am not reading all the post that are here. that not true. I read everything that was posted. I have done everything that was posted. step by step. now after I have done everything I brought my jeep to heating and cooling shop. Now he said that there is nothing worng with this jeep the temp go up and down is normal long as the efan come on and bring it down. Now iam not sure who to belived anymore.
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how about we do this,listen to the man or woman at the cooling shop and understand that there is notning wrong with your jeep,and let this thread die. If it boils over and becomes a problem,then we can all meet back here and chat,I am sure you are being serious about this so do not take this wrong,but it almost looks like you are just having fun.
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Originally Posted by mixed89
how about we do this,listen to the man or woman at the cooling shop and understand that there is notning wrong with your jeep,and let this thread die. If it boils over and becomes a problem,then we can all meet back here and chat,I am sure you are being serious about this so do not take this wrong,but it almost looks like you are just having fun.
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I am not an expert by any means but i will give you (spanky and anyone else) my past experience and what fixed my problems. Like mixed89 said, take the mechanic shops advice. this place will always be here for your leasure if you use it properly.
Good Luck man
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Originally Posted by warthog
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I am not an expert by any means but i will give you (spanky and anyone else) my past experience and what fixed my problems. Like mixed89 said, take the mechanic shops advice. this place will always be here for your leasure if you use it properly.
Good Luck man
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Hello I want to flush out the block with the prestone flush. I have to install the tee that comes with the kit but not sure which heater hose id the inlet hose, can someone show me or tell which one to use. those hoses come the heater control valve. Thanks
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not to be a smart fart but to you have a fan shroud if not that could be a big factor in how warm your jeep gets. i had the same problem and when i put a new shroud on (previous owner took it off) my temp when down and stayed down.
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yes it dose have a shoud the temp creep up to about 230* when it it is idling
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Originally Posted by TrekkerJmm
I used the Prestone flush kit and replaced my Thermo with a 160 for the summer then took the spring on the clutch fan and turned it one turn counter clockwise and my jeep runs at no higher than 210 at idle in traffic all the time. With the air on it runs even cooler...Tj
I'm not adding anything to this, but I have a Q for trekker here. What spring on the clutch fan? I thought they had the viscus fluid in it and it was not adjustable? I ask because mine is bad, as soon as I start up the fan is blowing like crazy and there is A LOT of resistance in the clutch. thanks.
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Originally Posted by Spanky
Helllo Is there anybovy here really know anything about jeeps well I guess not. becuase I cannot get a answer on how I can solve this problem with my jeep. that the temp keeps creep up past 210*-230* Thanks

Do you know anything about YOUR JEEP?

I have received priceless info from this forum and hope to think I have helped other here. There was some thing I was going to suggest but now you can go PAY for it.
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