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Old July 20th 05, 08:09 PM
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First vote is the fan clutch. But a second and easy one is the radiator
cap, if you are not getting enough pressure your water will not hold as much
heat.

"YouGoFirst" > wrote in message
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>I have a 1993 Grand Cherokee Laredo with the 5.2 L V8 engine. I recently
>had the thermostat and the fan clutch replaced, and 1 1/2 years ago the
>radiator was replaced.
>
> I live in Utah, and lately it has been getting up to 100 degrees, and I
> have found that if I am driving my car around and get stopped at a bunch
> of stop light my temperature goes over 210. I am not in rush hour trafic,
> and am able to go for a block or two before having to stop. Fortunately,
> if I can get going 40 mph or more for a few of minutes the temp goes down
> to about 190. My only thought would be that the fan clutch that I just
> had put in doesn't work right. Does anybody have an idea as to what is
> going on?
>




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