[dzJeepChic]

Where did you find the r12 replacement?

Jimmy, George bought 2 bottles of r12 and the gauges for $45 from a guy on craigslist!

[aloysius80]

Diane is Clifford behaving himself any more with the new fans?

[dzJeepChic]

Diane is Clifford behaving himself any more with the new fans?

Not really. I mean he's doing a little better than before but there's still something wrong. He still gets too hot when we go up a hill, but cools right down again under normal conditions. Not AS hot, but too hot. =(

[dzJeepChic]

You guys are not going to believe this: It was the radiator. Yep, you heard that right; it was the radiator. When I bought the XJ it had a Radiator Barn 3 row radiator that was made of copper/brass, then we upgraded to a Champion all aluminum 3 row radiator thinking it would solve the over-heating problem. It sprung a leak in 1 year. So we re-installed the original Radiator Barn, then it started leaking, so we bought a brand new Radiator Barn; this time a 2 row copper/brass. The Jeep continued to overheat through all these changes.

A weird thing happened which made George do some intense research: as he was doing work on scottL's Jeep he discovered that Scott's original OEM radiator was leaking. He ordered a Radiator Barn 2 row copper/brass and installed it, and then Scott's Jeep overheated on the way to the Cinders! Since Scott's Jeep had never run hot at all, it made George realize that the radiator was probably the problem.

He ordered a (difficult to find) 'stock' after market, 1.5" thick aluminum core w/plastic tanks radiator and installed it yesterday in Clifford. Today I drove to Scottsdale and back with the A/C blasting, and the dash gauge never budged off the halfway mark. I have no words for how excited I am because I'm afraid I'm going to jinx myself. But I really wanted to call all my friends on the way home to scream out the news!

[stockjeep]

thats great to hear, congrats

[ducksface]

What a shame inferior parts are. They know they are inferior, they get plenty of feedback on their products and yet still produce the inferior product. Shout it from the roof tops, hope they fail a miserable financial death and realize that things evolve and if you don't, people like us will shout it out.


make it a sticky to stay away from this product.

[dzJeepChic]

What a shame inferior parts are. They know they are inferior, they get plenty of feedback on their products and yet still produce the inferior product. Shout it from the roof tops, hope they fail a miserable financial death and realize that things evolve and if you don't, people like us will shout it out.


make it a sticky to stay away from this product.

I'm not going so far as to say 'inferior' yet. Radiator Barn radiators seem to serve the XJ community just fine in cooler climates. But the OEM 'style' radiator uses plastic tanks, which may radiate less heat, and thinner tubes, which may slow the water thus cooling it better. These are hypothesis until proven, and Scotty's Jeep will help to prove them. Let's not jump on the dis-Radiator Barn wagon just yet please...

[gearhead]

glad it is fixed!

[Bradywgn71]

Crossing my fingers that the overheating is cured. It sounds really promising so far! I hope replacing the radiator in Scott's fixes his too.

[GOTMTNS]

Very glad to hear, fingers crossed.