Start buy saying I bought this Tj with a blown head gasket I replaced cylinder head, head gasket, water pump fan clutch radiator cap I’ve taken the thermostat out I jacked the driver side up on level ground and burped the system to no avail with no Thermostat it’s running 210+ and climbs boils when I cut it off could it be radiator? Hoses arnt collapsing either thanks in advance.
98 2.5 Overheating
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My initial guess would be a clog. If the PO attempted to band aid the gasket by using stop-leak, they may have clogged some of the radiator passages.
You might try flushing the radiator (and the heater core while you’re at it). Do both a forward and reverse flush, and a chemical flush solution. Just be aware the flush may uncover more problems like a heater core leak or radiator leak. But if it does uncover those, you would have had to replace the radiator or heater core soon anyways. Better to find out now than on the highway.
If you plan on keeping this Jeep for a while, it may be worth preemptively replacing the radiator and maybe the heater core as well.
You might try flushing the radiator (and the heater core while you’re at it). Do both a forward and reverse flush, and a chemical flush solution. Just be aware the flush may uncover more problems like a heater core leak or radiator leak. But if it does uncover those, you would have had to replace the radiator or heater core soon anyways. Better to find out now than on the highway.
If you plan on keeping this Jeep for a while, it may be worth preemptively replacing the radiator and maybe the heater core as well.
I agree with Steel City, more than likely the overheating problem caused the blown head gasket in the first place.
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