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Jeep Wrangler JK
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Help needed: Jeep suddenly overheating after changing the thermostat
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<blockquote data-quote="GROUNDHOG" data-source="post: 458165" data-attributes="member: 24996"><p>JUST TO BE CLEAR ON REMOVING THE AIR I'M THE SYSTEM</p><p></p><p>YOU DON'T LET IT WARM UP A COUPLE MINUTES, YOU LET IT WARM UP TILL HOT AND YOU SEE THE COOLANT ACTUALLY FLOWING THRU THE RADIATOR, YOU WATCH ITS LEVEL IT SHOULD DROP AS AIR ESCAPES</p><p>( WEAR EYE PROTECTION <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👆" title="Backhand index pointing up :point_up_2:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f446.png" data-shortname=":point_up_2:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👆" title="Backhand index pointing up :point_up_2:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f446.png" data-shortname=":point_up_2:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👆" title="Backhand index pointing up :point_up_2:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f446.png" data-shortname=":point_up_2:" />) </p><p>NOW TURN ON HEATER TEMP TO HOT FAN TO FULL</p><p></p><p>AFTER COOLANT IS FLOWING ADD COOLANT TO FILL THE LEVEL NEAR FULL... THEN APPLY CAP.. ( GLOVES MUST BE USED IT WILL GET HOT INSTANTLY) </p><p></p><p>PUT CAP IN QUICKLY.. LET RUN 5 MINS</p><p>SHUT OFF. </p><p></p><p>ALL DONE </p><p>LET IT COOL DOWN OVERNIGHT</p><p>START IN MORNING</p><p>IT SHOULD WARM UP CORRECTLY AND HEAT WORKS</p><p></p><p>IF GOOD SHUT OFF HEAT AND YOUR ALL DONE </p><p></p><p>CHECK FOR LEAKS</p><p></p><p></p><p>IF NONE.. GOOD JOB</p><p></p><p>IF PROBLEMS PERSIST YOUR THERMOSTAT IS CRAP, REPLACE IT AGAIN</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GROUNDHOG, post: 458165, member: 24996"] JUST TO BE CLEAR ON REMOVING THE AIR I'M THE SYSTEM YOU DON'T LET IT WARM UP A COUPLE MINUTES, YOU LET IT WARM UP TILL HOT AND YOU SEE THE COOLANT ACTUALLY FLOWING THRU THE RADIATOR, YOU WATCH ITS LEVEL IT SHOULD DROP AS AIR ESCAPES ( WEAR EYE PROTECTION 👆👆👆) NOW TURN ON HEATER TEMP TO HOT FAN TO FULL AFTER COOLANT IS FLOWING ADD COOLANT TO FILL THE LEVEL NEAR FULL... THEN APPLY CAP.. ( GLOVES MUST BE USED IT WILL GET HOT INSTANTLY) PUT CAP IN QUICKLY.. LET RUN 5 MINS SHUT OFF. ALL DONE LET IT COOL DOWN OVERNIGHT START IN MORNING IT SHOULD WARM UP CORRECTLY AND HEAT WORKS IF GOOD SHUT OFF HEAT AND YOUR ALL DONE CHECK FOR LEAKS IF NONE.. GOOD JOB IF PROBLEMS PERSIST YOUR THERMOSTAT IS CRAP, REPLACE IT AGAIN [/QUOTE]
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Help needed: Jeep suddenly overheating after changing the thermostat
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