Brett
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What all has to be done to convert this system to the open one?
89 XJ radiator...convert to 91+
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you need the radiator, a new control valve, a new overflow bottle, and some new hose. It's a pretty simple mod, I did mine in about a hour or so. Check on JU or NAXJA there are a few right ups on how to do it, one of them even has the dealer part numbers for the control valve, and overflow bottle.
Hey check out the article on www.madxj.com that I did.
Brett
Meat-Hippy
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Yeah, I am buying a nice 3 row through work (Mepco) for a 91+ XJ, so i am going to convert this system. I remember how bad the cooling was on my 90, so I don't want to deal with that again. I just couldn't remember what was needed to do this.
Joe, whats the coolant catch tank for anyway? I don't remember seeing that before on what i had read.
Brett
Joe, whats the coolant catch tank for anyway? I don't remember seeing that before on what i had read.
Brett
Milner
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I actually just switched the radiators and kept the closed system with the late model radiator. It has been that way for 2 years without a problem. Except for an unrelated crack in the overflow bottle.
Brett
Meat-Hippy
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You didn't change anything other than the radiator?
Milner
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Just the radiator!
Brett
Meat-Hippy
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Milner
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Yep,
But really whats the dif? Radiator is a radiator. Just now I can take the cap off and check the level, dont have to trust the bottle. Stock radiator was a single core/plastic tank, this one is a 3 core/metal tank. Has not heated up since I put it in. Probably will change the valve one day, just has not been an issue yet.
But really whats the dif? Radiator is a radiator. Just now I can take the cap off and check the level, dont have to trust the bottle. Stock radiator was a single core/plastic tank, this one is a 3 core/metal tank. Has not heated up since I put it in. Probably will change the valve one day, just has not been an issue yet.