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Street Queen
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09/19/2006 7:01 AM
Hi guys - my '80 CJ5 has been overheating lately. I know there are a hundred things to check, but I was curious if there is a common problem with the CJ5 I should start looking at, before I dig into everything else. thanks, Jason

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Rock Star
Posts:2375

09/19/2006 7:15 AM
Hi Jason - not to sound overly simplistic, but have you checked or performed the following? 1) Water in the radiator. 2) A recent tune up (to include timing, carb settings, etc... An overly lean motor will overheat). 3) Flush and fill the radiator 4) Any items blocking the grill and/or radiator. Lastly, have you done anything recently to your Jeep? (e.g. add a winch, add a tranny cooler, made engine mods, etc.) Rick

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Posts:943

09/19/2006 10:11 AM
Never seen a car overheat for a lean mixture but I have a few air cooled engines. Give vehciles age if coolant is full and Tstat okay, the radiator is likely plugged internally or externally (or both)and needs more than a flushing to fix.

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