My 1987 Jeep Cherokee is overheating, and we have been
unable to fix the problem. A new therostat has been put in. It runs for about 10 minutes, and then we can see the coolant starting to bubble, so we turn it off. The fan is running, and there doesn't seems to be any leaks. HELP It has 67,000 miles on it, it that makes a difference If we don't get this problem figured out my husband may loose his mind. I only drive it 15 miles a week to work and back. Its been a good runner, but this has got him stumped. I hate to junk it, its a nice looking little yellow thing.

salmanpirzada1

Over heating usually occurs when your water radiator is some how clogged. Avoid cleaning it if its old, just replace it. If your radiator is also giving bubbles while heating then your engine combustion chamber (Head Gasket) needs to be changed and you are in big trouble now. Just change it and every thing will be fine.

Regards.

Salman.

Roxy42201

I had the same exact problem...3 mechanics later it was the fan relay. Good luck!

narky

Same problem. I have to turn on the heater in my car to get rid of some of the hot air near the engine. [Yeahh even in the summer. D: It overheats even during the winter] And open the windows. The radiator is probably broken or something. Don't let the car get so hot that the little marker for the heat is past the top of the normal bar. I suggest you go to a mechanic and get it fixed. If it's getting a new radiator consider if it's worth fixing. My car is really old so I didn't bother getting it fixed. So I settle with open windows and turning on the heater. If it DOES hit past the top of the normal you could stop and open your hood to let it cool off, but that kinda sucks. And you might get heat stroke driving in the summer with the heaters on full blast in a metal box. :/