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Due to information received on xjtalk from it's members I have ordered, received, installed and I am currently testing a new Performance Radiator 1 row aluminum core with plastic tanks...

Then this on 06-16-2008

Update:

As stated before, thermostat, thermostat housing changed.
3 core radiator installed
upper and lower radiator hoses replaced
heater hoses replaced
water pump...

Then this post after the installation of the CFS radiator... 05-18-2008

I put the 3 core in today. Took it out the highway and put the cruise on 80 mph and drove out about 5 miles.

Exited and...

I found this old post on NAXJA... 05-09-2008

Summer temps - XJ Starting to run hot.

Ok I drove home today and didn't exceed 72 mph. Temp was better. When I got home I grabbed the IR gun and...

I was just reading through this thread and I see where a reader may think this running hot problem has been resolved. It hasn't. I still get close to the first hash mark past 210 on the freeway.
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I would get all the gunk out of it. Mine was like that when it was about 2 years old. I cleaned everything really good and now she stays a nice clear green.

Mine stays nice and cool and low...

A very good article...

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Gotcha! Thanks.

Well I found this little jewel today!

http://xjtalk.com/images/special/2sp.jpg

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It controls 2 speed electric fans. Specifically mentions the Ford Taurus 3.8L fan. Low speed at 180...

4.3LXJ how did you go about making your aluminum box? I'm thinking of cardboard to get the shape of the pieces, and folds, then cut and bend the metal to match each piece. What thickness aluminum...

I made a simple, crude, but functional adapter to mount the flex-a-lite fan in the stock electric fan location.

Since the current draw is actually slightly less than the OEM fan I just used the...

So I was looking at the new fan and the new OEM fan that I have.

The best I can figure is I need to build a bracket that the new fan fits to then that bracket (or brackets) will fit to the stock...

Flex-a-lite 112 came in. It says 1107 CFM on the box. It's a small thin fan. Interestingly it is rated at nearly 10 amps, and from what I'm reading the OEM fan runs 13.5 amps. I should be able to...

Electric fan should arrive this Thursday. I think I'm going to use the OEM fan housing to mount the new fan to. I'll be able to tell more once I have the new fan.

BTW I have a brand new $110...

Amazon finally shipped the electric 1050 CFM fan! Woohoo!

I'm surprised you didn't pull it into service.

Well pick-n-pull had no love for the boys that went for the Taurus SHO 3.8L fans. We found 4 but testing them something was wrong with each.

So I came home and ordered one from ebay. ...

Yeah thanks for the warning. I was reading on Go Jeep about it pulling 85 amps on startup (4500 CFM) and 33 amps constant.

The electric fan I just ordered is rated at 10 amps, which is with in an...

Based on my experiment results, I've ordered a Flex-a-lite 112. I will use this 1,050 CFM fan to replace the factory electric fan rated at 530 CFM. This will almost double the maximum CFM.

I'm...

lol yeah the cherokee's cooling system is the weak point of the design. My radiator is about 2 years old, 3 core all metal. Recently had a minor leak fixed and they tested the flow, it was very...

Well that was pretty cool.

I did a search on google for "jeep oem electric fan cfm rating" and I found the answer on the first item in the search list that google returned.

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I was...

Well it dawned on me today, I'm not very bright, that I now have a manual bypass switch installed for my electric fan. Although I wasn't on the freeway I was able to get up to 60/65 mph for an...

Thanks. I've tried everything but massive amounts of air being pulled through the radiator. The last thing was a cowl induction scoop with a huge center section of my hood cut out. It's better,...

Driving an hour at 65 mph at 9 AM Saturday morning results of changes were impressive. My coolant temp never got above about a needle's width past the 210 mark! Still not resolved but in the right...

Ok first thing I did, while I was waiting for the cooling system to cool down, was make that little washer. I drilled it out of a new cutting board, and then drilled the 1/2" hole in the center. I...