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Done, and running cooler than before on a 99* day.
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A minor creature comfort, my wife will maybe ride with me again (at least until these are dirty too).
These are super easy to clean at least
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One thing important to remember is we all make mistakes. I was getting an occasional squeal with the belt. After some inspection I noticed some new marks on my idler pulley. Do'oh! I didn't torque it and just made it good'n'tight... and that was way over torqued. Fixed that to the 35ftlb and haven't heard anything else squealing yet.
TL;DR - Torque things, don't be afraid to go back and assume you did something wrong.
TL;DR - Torque things, don't be afraid to go back and assume you did something wrong.
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Well, I thought I was done. I'll try tightening the bolts a touch first since the mating surfaces were clean. I don't see any noticable dip in the coolant level - but worst case is I get a better view next week with the auto swap.
Is that next week already? I need to get my shit together.... Worst case, you guys carry my Jeep off the lift and throw it in the yard...
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Fortunately I don't think we need the lift too much, we will need to get in and out of the engine compartment a bit.
It's going to be fun!
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I'd rather be wheeling, but a few days working with buddies on a big rig change sounds great to me! It's going to be a bit tedious though...
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Smoking gun! My guess is my old radiator cap was worn out keeping the pressures inside the system below 18. Now the new one exposes a bad radiator.
Putting a new radiator in anyway for the auto swap?
That is an interesting spot for the hood prop rod
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Putting a new radiator in anyway for the auto swap?
That is an interesting spot for the hood prop rod
It was so damn hot it fell there and worked
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