Afternoon all,
Been lurking for awhile and decided to post for some advice on some cooling upgrades and advice. I have a 2001 XJ (obviously) with the 4.0, Auto, 231 TC, with everything basically stock. In March I installed a 2.5" OME Lift, JCR front bumper, winch, and roof rack with 6 KC lites. All runs well and works as it should. Living in Houston and with Summer knocking on our door I wanted to do some upgrades to the cooling system. The temp sits between 210 and 220 on a daily basis. Within the last couple of days it spiked to 260 for second and then back to normal. I have no leaks and just replaced the coolant with a 50/50 mix of antifreeze/distilled water.
The electric fan is what I am concerned about. I have noticed it will not come at with the AC (as I believe it should) 100% of the time. It is random. How can I go about testing to make sure that it is functional and what kind of upgrades can I do to beef up the cooling system without too much fabbing. I like to keep things as close to stock as possible....or at least the perception of stock.
Thanks
Danny
Been lurking for awhile and decided to post for some advice on some cooling upgrades and advice. I have a 2001 XJ (obviously) with the 4.0, Auto, 231 TC, with everything basically stock. In March I installed a 2.5" OME Lift, JCR front bumper, winch, and roof rack with 6 KC lites. All runs well and works as it should. Living in Houston and with Summer knocking on our door I wanted to do some upgrades to the cooling system. The temp sits between 210 and 220 on a daily basis. Within the last couple of days it spiked to 260 for second and then back to normal. I have no leaks and just replaced the coolant with a 50/50 mix of antifreeze/distilled water.
The electric fan is what I am concerned about. I have noticed it will not come at with the AC (as I believe it should) 100% of the time. It is random. How can I go about testing to make sure that it is functional and what kind of upgrades can I do to beef up the cooling system without too much fabbing. I like to keep things as close to stock as possible....or at least the perception of stock.
Thanks
Danny