No heat STILL! Gauge not going above 155

[Jakeman17]

its good now now jsut time to bleed the system

[freakjeep93]

good

[Jakeman17]

my housing is crack HELP

[freakjeep93]

what housing?

[Jakeman17]

thermostat

[freakjeep93]

do you know anyone that can bronze with actlyne or at least has a pretty decent mig welder if you know someone who can bronze then they could fix it

[Jakeman17]

no i don't

[freakjeep93]

auto or jeepcom don't hav mig welders i find that hard to believe. worst case senario go to the junkyard and buy a new used housing

[Jakeman17]

Automan can only do his cars with welders (they r works)

I'm looking to find one now

[freakjeep93]

if you can find a place that can bronze that be you best bet for fixin it but id just buy a new one

[ComancheKid45]

The housings cost a mear $16 from Advance Auto (and likely any other parts store) just replace it and don't overtighten it this time, lol :thumbsup:

[Jakeman17]

SO after/ while driving today I realized that my temp gauge doesnt go above 155 (middle line between 100 and 210). The heat was not on. Aux fan was not on. just normal driving. shouldnt it sit around 210??

[ComancheKid45]

As long as its in between the 2 lines on either side of 210 is considered reasonable i always thought, but it normally should just be 2 the left of the 210 mark :thumbsup:

[Automan2164]

You DID replace that thermostat that was stuck open, RIIIIIGHT?

 

Rob L.

[Jakeman17]

Wait Rob it was sitting in there right bc i checked through housing after it was put on. I think I'm just gonna go to dealer and buy it from them

[Automan2164]

Nevermind. Just talked to you on the phone.. T-stat is new, but still the first place I would look. It shouldn't open under 195, and I can't believe a 4.0L running is operating at 155 with a stuck closed thermostat.

 

Rob L.

[Jakeman17]

I gonna let it run for awhile and see but from UTI to my house it stayed at 155

[Lenard]

Nevermind. Just talked to you on the phone.. T-stat is new, but still the first place I would look. It shouldn't open under 195, and I can't believe a 4.0L running is operating at 155 with a stuck closed thermostat.

 

Rob L.

i got the OEM 195, and the needle runs all the way up to the 210ish mark on my gauge, then t-stat opens and at normal driving heat/no heat the needle sits at 155ish. (half-way mark). so same thing as jake, i have warm air blowing out, enough to get comfortable, but nothing to brag about.

[Jakeman17]

My warm air turns cold after about 1-2 mins if that

[Jakeman17]

Jeep has been running for an HOUR and finally has reached 210

started it at 530 let run until 550 drove 10 miles and now let ting idle in driveway WTF??

[Automan2164]

Jeep has been running for an HOUR and finally has reached 210

started it at 530 let run until 550 drove 10 miles and now let ting idle in driveway WTF??

 

Its gnomes man... Darn gnomes.

 

Rob L. :fs1:

[Jakeman17]

I did break my shroud yesterday.....

Maybe block off half of radiator?

[Automan2164]

I did break my shroud yesterday.....

Maybe block off half of radiator?

 

A broken shroud would actually make you overheat, because of the misdirected flow... But, it shouldn't take you over an hour to get up to operating temp... Maybe like 10 minutes in this cold, but not an hour... I guess you could put some cardboard over part of the grill... You must have flushed, changed, and re-done the cooling system so many times its not OVER-efficient... :rotfl2:

 

Is your heat at least finally hotter than the sun?

Rob L.

[Jakeman17]

haha no i went out there it was sitting around 210 and it was not blowing warm air

[Automan2164]

haha no i went out there it was sitting around 210 and it was not blowing warm air

 

:doh:

 

Bleed it yet? :fool:

 

Rob L.