Great vid, Steve! I wish I’d have had your video for reference before I did mine on TDSR. Your method is way simpler and easier than what I did. Awesome how well it worked on Red, too.
I like your vids! Always informative and well put together. We rebuilt my Son's 97 TJ with a frame replacement, lift kit, overall service, new tires and wheels, etc. But... he has crappy heat in it. We blamed the 2.5L engine and his short drive to work as the culprit... but now I'm thinking we can make it much better. Thanks for the video!!! Stay Safe!!!
Great video as always! Question: once you flushed the heater core, obviously coolant was lost during the process, did you just fill up the radiator until full? I always thought you tried to avoid air pockets in the hoses. I’m trying to fix my heat on my 99 wrangler! Thanks!
I did just top off the coolant in the radiator. Air in the system isn't a good thing for sure. I run the Jeep and let it get hot. Let it cool and take the cap back off. Any air should(in theory) be at the highest point in the system which is the radiator cap. Top off and all should be good. Now this will not work with all cars. Some have specific air bleeding instructions. I am not aware of special instructions for the Jeep TJ. Good luck!
No OEM Coolant here in this 1998. Also in these older autos it will not hurt. What a person has to look out for with some of the newer formulas in autos, is it turning to gel which could clog the pump. That is all I can think of.
Great vid, Steve! I wish I’d have had your video for reference before I did mine on TDSR. Your method is way simpler and easier than what I did. Awesome how well it worked on Red, too.
Thanks Ed! I actually watched yours before I did this. It was a great help. I am excited to see your channel growing! Thanks again!
I like your vids! Always informative and well put together. We rebuilt my Son's 97 TJ with a frame replacement, lift kit, overall service, new tires and wheels, etc. But... he has crappy heat in it. We blamed the 2.5L engine and his short drive to work as the culprit... but now I'm thinking we can make it much better. Thanks for the video!!! Stay Safe!!!
My 2.5l Has really great heat so that should not be a problem. Yes, Try flushing the heater core. It totally fixed our red TJ! Thanks for watching!
Great video as always! Question: once you flushed the heater core, obviously coolant was lost during the process, did you just fill up the radiator until full? I always thought you tried to avoid air pockets in the hoses. I’m trying to fix my heat on my 99 wrangler! Thanks!
I did just top off the coolant in the radiator. Air in the system isn't a good thing for sure. I run the Jeep and let it get hot. Let it cool and take the cap back off. Any air should(in theory) be at the highest point in the system which is the radiator cap. Top off and all should be good. Now this will not work with all cars. Some have specific air bleeding instructions. I am not aware of special instructions for the Jeep TJ. Good luck!
@ appreciate the response!
Do not mix Prestone with OEM coolant it will damage the water pump
No OEM Coolant here in this 1998. Also in these older autos it will not hurt. What a person has to look out for with some of the newer formulas in autos, is it turning to gel which could clog the pump. That is all I can think of.