jeepthing
05-20-2003, 06:51 PM
Well, today I was on my way home from work, and was planning on trying to fix my stalling problem when I notice that my temp gauge is starting to rise as I get stuck in more and more traffic.
Now, it was a hot day today, but not that bad. So I would drive for a while, and it would start to cool down (not sure the temp, but it usually is just above the blue area). Then when I'd get stuck at a light, slowly it would climb. It was sitting halfway between the top of the blue line and the 220 mark.
As I got closer to home, and had to sit more, it started going higher and higher. Went to 220 mark. I kept watching it, and it seemed like it would sometimes drop a little bit, then start climbing again, almost like the thermostat was opening or something, but opening way to late.
When I did finally get home, it was a little over the 220 mark when I shut the engine off. I popped the hood, and could see bubbles in my overflow tube area before the reservoir. I didn't think to look at the level in my reservoir at the time.
I just checked it, and it's completely cooled down now. The level in the reservoir is just slightly under the add mark. I popped the cap off the radiator and I can see fluid right there basically at the top.
So not sure if the fluid is a little low (it says in the book that it should be at or above the add mark when cold, and at the full mark when operating temperature.
Any ideas guys? Is it just low coolant (doesn't seem so), or something else.. Maybe the thermostat??
Now, it was a hot day today, but not that bad. So I would drive for a while, and it would start to cool down (not sure the temp, but it usually is just above the blue area). Then when I'd get stuck at a light, slowly it would climb. It was sitting halfway between the top of the blue line and the 220 mark.
As I got closer to home, and had to sit more, it started going higher and higher. Went to 220 mark. I kept watching it, and it seemed like it would sometimes drop a little bit, then start climbing again, almost like the thermostat was opening or something, but opening way to late.
When I did finally get home, it was a little over the 220 mark when I shut the engine off. I popped the hood, and could see bubbles in my overflow tube area before the reservoir. I didn't think to look at the level in my reservoir at the time.
I just checked it, and it's completely cooled down now. The level in the reservoir is just slightly under the add mark. I popped the cap off the radiator and I can see fluid right there basically at the top.
So not sure if the fluid is a little low (it says in the book that it should be at or above the add mark when cold, and at the full mark when operating temperature.
Any ideas guys? Is it just low coolant (doesn't seem so), or something else.. Maybe the thermostat??