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engine overheating, 99 Jeep Cherokee classic 4.0 in-line 6?
i drove my car about a mile and i could smell radiator fluid so i looked at my temp gadge which was normal so i stopped, opended the hood and noticed it was pretty hot for driving such a short distance. there was also a trail of coolant drips behind the car, which makes me think the water pump is bad, i checked the oil it was at a safe level but it was dark and kinda thick. so anyway i was just a block from home so i took it home i heard so valve clicking noises pretty sure it wasn`t lifters.
in september i replaced the radiator, waterpump, thermostat, hoeses and tempiture sending unit.
i just got the car in august im thinking the oil wasn`t changed very often
i`m wondering if the sluggish oil is causing the engine to over heat and/or the thermostat is bad causing the waterpump to go out.
any ideas where i should start,
thanks
Overheating engines are almost never the thermostat. That's just a word people use because it's the only one they know.
Why are you driving it with oil like that? If it gets black as soon as you change it, keep changing it every 1,000 miles until the engine is clean.
One of the most common things people do wrong when they change radiator hoses is to leave the big spring out of the bottom hose. That makes it collapse when the thermostat opens and the water pump starts sucking water out of the radiator.. Particularly if the radiator cap isn't keeping the system under pressure.
If you don't have the overflow tank hooked up right, you'll get some coolant blowing out whenever the engine gets hot enough. Those engines are suppose to use 195 thermostats and run at around 215 degrees, so they're pretty hot normally.
You say you hear valve tapping, but you're sure it's not the lifters. That doesn't make sense. Valve tapping is always caused by bad or out of adjustment lifters.
Don't use more than 10W30 oil. Thicker oil doesn't protect any better and doesn't flow as well in tight clearances. Noisy lifters is the first sign of too thick oil.
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TATTON PARK CLASSIC CAR SHOW - JUNE 2007
How can I convince my parents to let me buy a classic mustang (64-70)?
It is like my dream car. I'm talking one that costs like $4,000 to $7000. Their main reason for not letting me get one is that it is not safe. They also say that they will take a lot of gas, itll break down a lot and ultimately that I will end up spending a lot of money on an unreliable car. I just need some reasons to convince them it is a good idea and save the possible i told you so's for later.
Not safe? Have they seen one? Have they driven one? They are iron horses! (No pun intended) - and much safer than today's "plastic" cars. If I was your mom I'd prefer you to have it instead of one of today's 'sport cars'. (Depending on how you drove and how responsible you are). 
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Now, since your question was how to convince mom & pop, here we go. Be on your best behavior. Help out with their car-related things (anything from washing them to offering to help change the oil). At every chance you get, bring up the subject. Tell them that they are easier to maintain than today's computerized versions (actually get car-part costs from eBay & other places to back it up), and that you would actually spend time learning how to work on it instead of out partying and such (yeah right). If there is another particular make & model they want you to get, dig up all you can about that car's unreliability (hey we're trying to convince them here). Tell them that the resell value would remain high, and that if they decided that it wasn't the right option at a later point, you could always sell it without a loss. Move one of them to your side - you need an ally: tell your dad he'd have fun driving it too (ding! sold!).
Good luck!
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