Hey guys,
I stopped into my house today to download a driver really quick for my Mother-in-laws PC. As I did this I left my XJ running. Unbeknownst to me the frikking heater control valve was cracked, or just cracked (6 months old) and was letting the fluid piss everywhere. So I get back to the Jeep (all in all 25 minutes like this) and the Autometer is pegged at 250, so I assume the temp was even higher than this. I assessed the problem, and went and bought a new heater controle valve. So I install that and she starts right up, no leaks. I top off the fluid as the t-stat opens. I notice that it is idling like crap, lots of vibrations, also a metallic noise coming from near the #1 or #2 cylinder. I get in and take it down the street, oh boy, doesn't run very good at all. kinda stumbles a bit a does a weird buck thing almost, although it is stubtle. Downshifting is fine. The exhaust smells like crap, which it didn't before, and there is way more "steam" out of the exhaust then what I have seen, although no smoke.
I only have 1150mi on the 4.6L stroker, I've been on cloud 9 all week cause I got the timing right, and she ran great, now this.........I'm numb right now, numb, I don't know what to feel.
Anyway, can someone please chime in a give me some ideas as to how bad it is fawked.
Todd
I stopped into my house today to download a driver really quick for my Mother-in-laws PC. As I did this I left my XJ running. Unbeknownst to me the frikking heater control valve was cracked, or just cracked (6 months old) and was letting the fluid piss everywhere. So I get back to the Jeep (all in all 25 minutes like this) and the Autometer is pegged at 250, so I assume the temp was even higher than this. I assessed the problem, and went and bought a new heater controle valve. So I install that and she starts right up, no leaks. I top off the fluid as the t-stat opens. I notice that it is idling like crap, lots of vibrations, also a metallic noise coming from near the #1 or #2 cylinder. I get in and take it down the street, oh boy, doesn't run very good at all. kinda stumbles a bit a does a weird buck thing almost, although it is stubtle. Downshifting is fine. The exhaust smells like crap, which it didn't before, and there is way more "steam" out of the exhaust then what I have seen, although no smoke.
I only have 1150mi on the 4.6L stroker, I've been on cloud 9 all week cause I got the timing right, and she ran great, now this.........I'm numb right now, numb, I don't know what to feel.
Anyway, can someone please chime in a give me some ideas as to how bad it is fawked.
Todd