Personally I like pulling the thermostat housing and thermostat when doing a flush.
But that can open up a whole can of worms.
I just put a head gasket on a 2004 WJ with a 4.0. There was a split down the back side of the heater hose. Guessing that's where most of the coolant leaked out. Then it overheated. They let it cool down, drove it until it overheated again. They checked the overflow tank and it said full!
I put it in my flatbed trailer and hauled it home. Pulled the thermostat. Filled it full of distilled water. Soon as it got up to temp there was a fan tail of water out the back between the head and block.
Guessing the head gasket might not have been original...blue MLS...and guessing the PO didn't change the torque once head bolts where they replaced it.
You seem attentive enough and a little leak isn't terrible so I think you could drive it.
Renting a truck and flatbed from U Haul is also cheaper than a tow bill.
-Mac
But that can open up a whole can of worms.
I just put a head gasket on a 2004 WJ with a 4.0. There was a split down the back side of the heater hose. Guessing that's where most of the coolant leaked out. Then it overheated. They let it cool down, drove it until it overheated again. They checked the overflow tank and it said full!
I put it in my flatbed trailer and hauled it home. Pulled the thermostat. Filled it full of distilled water. Soon as it got up to temp there was a fan tail of water out the back between the head and block.
Guessing the head gasket might not have been original...blue MLS...and guessing the PO didn't change the torque once head bolts where they replaced it.
You seem attentive enough and a little leak isn't terrible so I think you could drive it.
Renting a truck and flatbed from U Haul is also cheaper than a tow bill.
-Mac