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99 TJ overheats only on freeway with AC on
Jun 05, 2017 02:18 PM#1
My jeep only overheats when on the freeway with the AC on. I can run all day at 70mph with no AC and it doesn't complain at all. Once the AC is on, temps start to climb. I can drive around town normal stop/go traffic with the AC on and there are no issues.
Theory is something's up with the condenser and pushing extra heat onto the radiator maybe?
Its a 99 TJ 4.0 automatic
Heres what Ive replaced:
radiator
thermostat
water pump
hoses
radiator cap
Any ideas?
Jun 05, 2017 07:12 PM#2
Take your hood off.
#becauseroadkill
Jun 05, 2017 08:07 PM#3
im gonna see about adding a spacer between condenser and radiator and maybe move the condenser down a bit - was looking at alans and its just sitting in there at a funky angle - prolly missing a bolt - but it shows more of the radiator for airflow
Jun 05, 2017 09:19 PM#4
offroadaz wrote:im gonna see about adding a spacer between condenser and radiator and maybe move the condenser down a bit - was looking at alans and its just sitting in there at a funky angle - prolly missing a bolt - but it shows more of the radiator for airflow
That should make absolutely no difference whatsoever.
Jun 06, 2017 03:08 AM#5
Avis wrote:That should make absolutely no difference whatsoever.
should* lol
just guessing around right now and its a zero dollar try :)
ill see how it goes - also checking flan clutch - some people say that if its bad - at freeway speeds it wont spin freely like designed
Jun 06, 2017 03:44 PM#6
offroadaz wrote:should* lol
just guessing around right now and its a zero dollar try :)
ill see how it goes - also checking flan clutch - some people say that if its bad - at freeway speeds it wont spin freely like designed
That is true. If I were you, I'd do away with the fan clutch and get set up with dual electric fans. It'll save some load on your motor and work better
Jun 06, 2017 04:31 PM#7
Avis wrote:That is true. If I were you, I'd do away with the fan clutch and get set up with dual electric fans. It'll save some load on your motor and work better
yah i ran electric ones on the old TJ -only thing I didnt care for was the noise - but i mighta just had a loud one