Recent content by northern_joe

Thanks everyone. My nephew is a mechanic at a small shop. I'll get him to do a pressure test on the cooling system. see what happens.

the oil pressure doesn't just drop to 0. it slowly dips really low, very close to zero. pretty sure its the sensor. will be replacing on the weekend.

Just quickly looking under the hood i happened to squeeze the small hose coming from the radiator going to the coolant bottle. It was stiff and felt like i was crushing ice / slush. I removed the hose. tried to blow through it but it was plugged tight! Brought it inside and with the use of a...

Thank you everyone. I will replace the sensor with one from the dealer. I've been running it like this for about 10,000kms now. so probably just the sensor.

I own a 1997 cherokee sport 4.0 when cold, the oil pressure gauge reads about 40. as the engine warms up after driving it drops to 20ish. while driving its a bit higher. If i stop at a red light the gauge will sometimes read 0 and i'll get a warning light saying check gauges! it's been doing...

bought this 1997 cherokee sport 2 years ago. the 4.0 had a cracked head and piston #1 was damaged. bought a used head and had it rebuilt. also installed a used piston. previous owner installed a new water pump and a new rad. the engine block has a very small crack near the water pump, just...