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The radiator is less than a year old... Which doesn't mean that it's still not faulty. However in this case, for it to be running off of the engine side, the stream of coolant would have to travel uphill along the outer bottom of the radiator hose, in order for the drip to be coming from the...

'07 Liberty. I have a very small coolant leak that only happens every few days. I can't determine the source. It is dripping from the lower radiator hose gooseneck/hose on the engine side but, I don't know if that's the source of the leak, or if it's running off something else. (the hose and...

'07 KJ w/ 3.7L. My oil cooler bolts are missing. The previous owner had the bracket jammed behind the one for the condenser to keep it in place. Nothing appears to be damaged, I think I just need to go buy a bolt or two. Anyone happen to know the thread size?

So, yesterday, we finally had a day here over 10°, and I got this dam thing figured out. It had a loose nut behind the wrench... I put the thermostat in backward. I'm not a smart man.

I did replace the lower hose. The new one also did not contain the spring... I still have the old hose. I'll try putting the spring back in. Would be great if it was that simple.

Mine is an '07. I think it sounds like a capacity issue too But, I'm still leaning toward low coolant due to having air in the system rather than a faulty thermo'. I'm pretty sure I wasn't able to get as much coolant in as came out, but that's been hard to keep track of because I had to flush so...

I made sure to take lots of pictures as I was taking things apart. So I did get the thermo' installed in the right direction. I put the vent in the exact same orientation as the one it had in it which was about at the 1 o'clock position. It wasn't getting hot with the old one so I assume that's...

Thanks for that advice. I didn't use a Mopar thermo. I used Gates, which have served me well in the past, although I don't see anything on the packaging or the website I bought it from that mentions the temp rating. It does have a vent on it which I'm pretty sure I put at or very near the top...

Well, let's hope that's the case... I took it out and drove it again. Still no issues at lower speeds. I took it out on the highway again and it didn't start to get hot until I turned the heater fan down to 1. Didn't get as hot as it did earlier today. And started to cool down a bit again when I...

I put a new radiator, water pump, thermostat and hoses on my Jeep earlier this week. I was not having cooling issues before the repair. I changed the parts because the radiator had a bad leak, and the water pump worked ok but was seeping a little around the seal. I bought the car in November...

I did take a look at the "required Fluids" sticky but, I have some deeper questions. I bought an '07 KJ back in November. I noticed the day after I got it that one of the tanks on the radiator is held together with epoxy. So, I got a new radiator for it in December but, it's been so freaking...

I've had my KJ about five weeks, and one of the issues when I got it is that the left turn signal blinks fast when you step on the brake. The turn signal seems to work fine when the brake is not applied. I realize the short could be anywhere in the circuit but, I thought I'd ask if there are...

I see, yes my Liberty does have DRL... So, I assume the DRL relay doubles as the high beam relay? I actually don't like the daytime running light feature... Do you happen to know if removing the DRL relay and installing the standard high beam relay will make my headlights work as normal? ('as...

Thanks for the info. That seems like a better idea, since I don't ever need the lighter anyway. Plus, some of them have an on/off switch, which is perfect for the always-on outlet in the JK.

Do you know what brands they are? The adapter I have inserts further into the rear socket (the one that works) than it does the front socket. This adapter has a metal body with a raised lip around the positive terminal. So, I'm assuming it's just slightly to big for the front socket.