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    Overheating final boss

    It was the actual gauge in the cluster. Sensor was fine. Replaced the factory gauge with an aftermarket one inside of the cluster. Much room to put your own inside!
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    Overheating final boss

    Just to give a conclusion. I plugged in an aftermarket coolant temp gauge into the factory harness and let it warm up while using a scan tool to monitor the other temp sensor. They were within 10 degrees of eachother all the way up till the coolant temp leveled off at 200. I then proceeded to...
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    Overheating final boss

    So i took the water pump off and did a visual inspection with a borescope down into the cooling jackets, remarkably clean. No obstructions or anything. I decided to put it all back together and start at square 1. Let it run and still saw the gauge peg itself in the red really fast. Decided to...
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    Overheating final boss

    Sweet jeep ill look into those water pumps. I will just say i did my due dilligence and burped it thoroughly prior.
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    Overheating final boss

    Okay so I did a few things. Removed the rad from the picture by inserting a garden hose into the lower rad hose propped up so it would be vertical. I pinched the heater core hose to 25 % and no noticable change to the immediate overheating. I then un attached the other side of the loop at the...
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    Overheating final boss

    Ill try that tomorrow and get back to you! I have had the radiator for a year now and it has worked well. I didnt see much cooling gains from it but i have been dealing with lesser variants of this overheating issue for over a year. Slowly putting on better parts to replace OEM style ones to...
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    Overheating final boss

    So I considered my tune being the issue as I did it myself. Its essentially a stock xj tune with timing bumped up by 2 degrees after 1500 across the board and then boost tune stuff for in boost conditions. Because of it overheating at even just idling, I checked with a timing light that it didnt...
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    Overheating final boss

    Okay 1993 cherokee, 4.0, manual, electric fan converted, turbocharged, edelbrock head are the main modifications to keep in mind with the following. My headgasket was leaking so I replaced it and my head covering my bases. I measured and triple checked my deck was flat prior to assembly. Got it...
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