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The part that broke is the lower ball joint. From the pictures everything else looks pretty intact - I would maybe be worried about the CV Shaft (the part with boots that is pulled out) since it was pulled out by the end, I don't think they like that very much. Since the front differential lost...

These are the two threads that I referenced when trying to diagnose my temperature sensor/fan operation - I have seen statements that say otherwise, so no promises that this is 100% correct factory information: https://www.jeepkj.com/threads/help-fan-relay.57994/ Post #2 here from uss2defiant...

The thrilling conclusion to my troubles: My Liberty had a Stant 74172 coolant temperature sensor that was 'off' in the high temperature ranges. I grabbed a few OEM sensors from the junkyard over the weekend, and the first one installed seemed to fix the problem - but I was using it in 60F...

Afternoon update! I went outside and tinkered some more, and I think I'm on to something. When I originally measured the temperature at the temp sensor with a thermometer, I held the thermometer in front of the engine and aimed it. I don't exactly know how these work, but I got wildly different...

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Thanks for the reply, and yeah I'm confident that the thermostat is in the right direction. I definitely have coolant flow, both hoses are hot and there's a definite difference in temperature between highway and in-town driving. Since I tested the thermostat and confirmed opening at 195F, I...

I believe that 204F is with the A/C running. In my adventures through cooling fan threads last night, it seemed like 217F is the on temperature without A/C - here's another reference link! This one is post #18 from LibertyTC...

Here's a link to the installation instructions. There's not a ton of harness specifics as far as which wire does what, but it does look like they show which wires are tapped into, and where those go in the plug. Hope this helps! http://blog.jeepworld.com/help-files/82206126AC_lightbar_IFU.pdf

Out of curiosity, does anyone have a chart of what the ohms for the temperature sender should look like for the KJs? I tried looking, but found a few generic charts and nothing specific to these Jeeps. I've been planning to make a trip to the local U-Pull-It yard, I might grab a few out of the...

Can confirm as well, didn't use RTV when I replaced mine about a month ago and it's been leak free. Can also confirm what Tom said about RTV, I must have used a bit too much when re-installing the timing cover after a timing chain replacement and found little bits of it stuck in my closed...

LibertyTC: Right on, thanks! It was in Def/Floor mode, so that must have been what was triggering it. My A/C is still currently discharged from the heater core replacement, I've been waiting for warmer weather to do a proper charge, but will probably hold off until I check out the blend...

Thanks LibertyTC. I ran across your info in several other threads as well as I was researching this. I've filled with Zerex G-05 and used Mopar thermostat. I filled through the bleed hole until that was full, then through the tank while having the bleeder cracked. I'll keep an eye on it and...

A few additional details from messing around with it for a few minutes today: I'm pretty confident that the temperature sender is correct - a laser thermometer matched the temp readings on the OBDII scanner. Today when the scanner read 180°, both upper and lower radiator hoses were hot...

Hi all, I have a 2003 Liberty Sport 4x4 with the 3.7 V6. About a month ago I replaced the heater core (very lukewarm heat), water pump (there was bits of plastic in the impellor when I replaced the timing chain last year? seemed like it would be good preventative maintenance), and the...