Living in North Texas, we've recently been hit with a decent cold snap. We had our first really significant freeze about two weeks ago and I had noticed some liquid underneath the jeep the following day after that initial freeze. It was most definitely anti-freeze. I popped the hood and couldn't find where it was coming from. There was a little bit inside the fan shroud but other than that, I haven't seen another drop come from the engine compartment. Now, what I've noticed when I take it out is that the temp doesn't climb to its normal 210. It sits a hash mark lower and the heater doesn't get very warm. This morning, while on the road, with the ambient temp sitting around 25 degrees, it just wouldn't warm up. When I'd sit at a light idling, the needle would start to drop. My guess is that the thermostat is stuck open. It doesn't explain finding anti-freeze underneath the jeep a few weeks earlier but would likely explain why my jeep doesn't get to normal operating temp. What do y'all think?
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was taken about 30 miles into my trip and 25-degree weather.
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