Wrangler TJ overheating help

[weldedcambolt]

whered you get the uvdye at?

 

[SBarber1]

Got the universal dye off amazon. Got the flashlight off amazon also. The flashlight was the majority of the cost still good for about $35 for both.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049MEDJ4/?tag=wranglerorg-20

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BBJZXNC/?tag=wranglerorg-20

 

[SBarber1]

The 1st pic... is that a bulge in the rad hose, next to the hose screw clamp?
If so it may be a weak spot. Hard for me to tell from the pic.
That's a common spot for the hose to weaken, especially if any prior overheating problems, because it's next to the hot engine.
I would replace the upper radiator hose.

Yes it was. So I'll be replacing that this weekened.

 

[weldedcambolt]

Got the universal dye off amazon. Got the flashlight off amazon also. The flashlight was the majority of the cost still good for about $35 for both.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049MEDJ4/?tag=wranglerorg-20

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BBJZXNC/?tag=wranglerorg-20

thanks may need it for another sneaky leak project

 

[Flivver250]

I treat the entire cooling system as a maintenance item and replace when in the slightest doubt. As my TJ is still new to me but a decade and a half old, I replaced all of it assuming it was mostly original. It had a brand new radiator, I did the belt, belt tensioner, idler pulley, hoses, clamps, clutch, T-stat, rad cap, water pump and sending unit. I like the task and the piece of mind is comforting. The expense is small compared to having an unnoticed failure. Too hot here to take a chance. In the grans scheme of things, it is probably one of the least costly projects in these 4 wheel money pits. One thing I found, the T-stat had been removed at some point in the past. Not a grand idea.