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Thanks Jerry

Jerry, thanks for the info, I will probably take it to the dealer so I know it fully flushed as well as the heater core. What about the theromostat, any point in replacing it or will the flush chemicals take care of it?

Hi there and thanks for all the info. I know before I added coolant to the reservoir I looked and it appeared to be the orange stuff. So I bought dexcool but I suppose maybe it only looked orange? Who knows but clearly a flush is in order. Thanks for the tips!!!

its the orange dexcool stuff

Thanks for the reply but I dont think so. You can see its the original hose in the original position. It wasnt there before; this is a new occurrence. I have owned the jeep for about 3 years.

I think 4 to 4.5 at the most backspacing is the max otherwise its doesnt look good and didnt increase your track width to increase stability. I would be in the 4 to 4.25 which I think is the sweet spot. 3.75 is not enough and puts too much stress on the bearings IMO plus the weight is over the...

Yep the track bar is usually the culprit, compounded if its lifted and has worn components. I have had it on a ZJ several times. First time it was cured by a new track bar. I had a franken lift with longer springs and spacers, its was fine. Then I went to a Rubicon Express 4 and it hated the...

So I have an 05 LJ and I popped the hood and found this pink dried bubble gum ooze around the top radiator hose where it meets the radiator and also where it goes into the thermo housing. I looked at the radiator and its full and I dont see any oil slick or anything. Also, the reservoir is full...