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my jeep is running cold. i did the t-stat and the waterpump and my jeep keeps running cold. i got all the air out of the system. the thing is after i run it i can here air coming outta the overflow bottle. will that mess with the closed system? its an 88' 4.0

 

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If it's an '88 and you haven't converted the cooling system, you don't have an "overflow" bottle. That plastic bottle on the firewall is part of the pressurized system. It's an expansion tank -- it should be half-full when cold, and just about full when hot and under pressure.

 

If it's leaking air, your system won't hold pressure. You can get a replacement bottle (with cap) from Quadratec for about $20.

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If anything, it would make it run warm. However ...

 

... if you don't have a sealed system, you may have air in the system. Ait migrates to the highest points -- which happens to be where the temp sender is. You may be running hot and not know it because your sensor isn't getting any coolant flowing past it.

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