Posted by cool hand on February 03, 2017 at 13:19:46 from (98.158.222.99):
I know that this is OT for tractors per se, but I have seen lots of knowledge on this forum about engine problems. Today I was driving my 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 102K, about 50 miles from home when I was alerted to "check gauges." The coolant temperature gauge showed "hot." I slowed down, watching everything for possible problems, until I came upon a basic "service station." No one there knew anything, even less than I! I found the overflow coolant tank empty, so I bought a gallon of 50/50 and installed it. By that time it seemed back to normal so I drove on, only to observe the temp gauge climbing above normal again. When I got to my destination the message was "transmission over temp." I spent some time at the purpose for my trip, came back out and things seemed ok again. Then on the way back home, same thing. Stopped every 5 miles or so, checked under the hood, there didn't appear to be anything inordinately hot so kept on driving at comparatively low speed, still stopping frequently to check under the hood. Finally made it home with no problems beside the temp gauge and the attendant warning messages. I had set the heater setting at maximum heat and found that going downhill with maximum engine braking effectively cooled the engine (at least according to the gauge!) I did observe that with the heater on "full max," it would emit hot air after making a right turn sufficient to generate a "slosh" of fluids. I now have an appoint Monday morning with my Jeep dealer, but I would like to be just a bit more knowledgeable when I talk to them. Any bits of wisdom concerning the problem before the Monday encounter? TIA--Cool
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