1998 Jeep Wrangler overheating @ idle

Asked by oldmoney Oct 29, 2020 at 02:09 PM about the 1998 Jeep Wrangler Sport

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When I sit idle my Jeep says ‘check gauges’
& temp line is almost in the red. It has never
overheated before. Had new radiator 6
months ago.

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lincolnscott49 answered 3 years ago

Did you check the coolant is full and did you purge the cooling system of the potential airlock when the new radiator was installed?

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