New radiator came in today (a day ahead of schedule). I took my sweet time installing it. Could've had it done in less than an hour, but I had no motivation. It got done, though.
Everything seems fine now, EXCEPT for the white smoke still coming from the exhaust. So, I bought one of these...
Ok! Bolted in the thermostat and filled the coolant... bled the system.... No overheating this time :) Hot heat - that's good.
Upper rad hose still gets pretty hot but no boiling this time. Lower rad hose is now heating up. All good signs.
The rad fan FINALLY kicked in by itself! The...
The new thermostat from the dealer did come with a gasket, but the gasket does NOT have that registration key - although I can see where it's supposed to go in the thermostat housing.
So, here's the results so far....
I'm pretty sure this is in backwards:
I'm not even going to run it...
Sorry for the double post. In re-reading your post, I'm wondering what the registration key is. Is that the little metal bobbly thing in the thermostat or is it an actual number/icon?
Very well. The water pump has, according to the previous owner, already been replaced.
I find any blockage hard to believe because I flushed everything while the engine was out.
Hmmm......
05 Liberty 3.7L, auto. Now that that's out of the way, I'll get right to it.
The ONLY way I can get the radiator fan to turn on is by disconnecting the CTS. Wife got home tonight, parked in the driveway, and noticed the temp gauge was almost in the red. Upper rad hose boiling, lower rad...
I did a coolant pressure test this morning. It passed. I also went ahead and bought a brand new radiator cap. Then, I turned the key and cracked the bleeder on the upper radiator hose. I must have just been in panic mode last night because coolant IS flowing. No idea why it overflowed so...
I can do that.
I'm also a bit more concerned about the coolant at the moment (now that I found that ONE sensor unplugged). After the test drive last night, the upper rad hose was BOILING hot, bottom hose was ice cold, and the coolant reservoir was spewing coolant everywhere. If the...
Double and triple checked, eh?
Tell me when you see it.
After plugging it back in and turning the key, the Jeep fired RIGHT UP, and the P0330/0325 Knock Sensor codes immediately disappeared. The bucking at WOT has also disappeared.
All other codes remain, but I'm guessing some of...
Howdy. 05 Liberty Renegade, 3.7L, automatic, 127K. The whole reason I pulled the engine in the first place was because of a rotted freeze plug. Now that all the freeze plugs are replaced, engine is back in, and just tonight I tried starting it. It took waaayyy too many cranks to start up...
Good news! I was able to finally turn the key after two grueling days of wrenching (and waiting on parts).
It did start, but it took waayyy too many cranks to do so. Immediately, I got a check engine light and abs light. Ironically, upon test drive, the grinding noise up front is gone LOL...
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