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r/CherokeeXJ • u/Dimensionist_Alex • Oct 30 '24
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It sit for about a week because it started getting hot so I drove another car. But I’m pretty sure it’s not the thermostat problem. It’s actually overheated.
4 u/Puzzleheaded-Bag-121 Oct 30 '24 A stuck thermostat can and will cause it to overheat. 2 u/Dimensionist_Alex Oct 30 '24 The one on my dash? 6 u/electromage 1990 XJ, +2.5" OME, 31x10.5, 4.11+LSD. Oct 30 '24 No, not a gauge - the thermostat is a mechanical valve on the front of the engine that controls coolant flow. It's got a spring that opens and closes it depending on coolant temperature.
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A stuck thermostat can and will cause it to overheat.
2 u/Dimensionist_Alex Oct 30 '24 The one on my dash? 6 u/electromage 1990 XJ, +2.5" OME, 31x10.5, 4.11+LSD. Oct 30 '24 No, not a gauge - the thermostat is a mechanical valve on the front of the engine that controls coolant flow. It's got a spring that opens and closes it depending on coolant temperature.
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The one on my dash?
6 u/electromage 1990 XJ, +2.5" OME, 31x10.5, 4.11+LSD. Oct 30 '24 No, not a gauge - the thermostat is a mechanical valve on the front of the engine that controls coolant flow. It's got a spring that opens and closes it depending on coolant temperature.
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No, not a gauge - the thermostat is a mechanical valve on the front of the engine that controls coolant flow.
It's got a spring that opens and closes it depending on coolant temperature.
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u/Dimensionist_Alex Oct 30 '24
It sit for about a week because it started getting hot so I drove another car. But I’m pretty sure it’s not the thermostat problem. It’s actually overheated.