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Yes thanks I'll get up under the dash and see what's going on. I think you're referring to that vacuum activated 4 way valve in the engine compartment involving the heater hose. Had to replace the Oreilly's version twice in 10 years as it keeps cracking and losing coolant. Would a leak there...

Only time I get the smell is when I'm running the heater on the highest temp, and then it's more noticeable the higher the fan is turned. Never seen any fluid but I haven't been looking for any either. I'm guessing the leak is fairly smallish. Exactly where should I be looking if it was just...

Can't believe I forgot to mention...I'm in a '96 XJ Not sure about these hoses though. What hoses should I check? Some under the dash somewhere? I would guess the hoses in the engine bay wouldn't make a difference in the cabin, although I could be wrong.

I've been smelling hot coolant in the cabin when the heater runs on high temp, and I'm wondering if a radiator stop leak would work in the heater box. Anybody with a specific product recommendation?

Thanks JP, that all sounds like great advice. Going with rubber bushings for sure.

Thanks for the advice, and sorry for taking so long to get back..too many irons in the fire. I'll be getting on anything related to steering first so thanks for the list. So far the list of parts I've been told to look at are... - upper and lower control arm bushings - leaf spring shackle...

Usually I'm working on the old '96-er but right now I'm trying to source an ignition coil for a 2002 volvo s80, and I'm not sure if I should trust the ones available at O'Reilly's. This engine has 6 of these things that sit right on top of the spark plugs. Have I heard the ones from NAPA...

Whadya do when the whole truck looks good other than something like this here... Could you just take it off and heat it up somehow, set on it's side and let gravity reshape it? Or would it be better to just peel it off and replace it with a straight one, either from a jy or new? Also...

Right on thanks for all the advice. Really good to know how solid this engine is.

Me and the '96er ran into a guy the other day who had seen a lot of my same 4.0 engines. He had talked about showing me where the engine would first 'show a crack,' but unfortunately we never got around to getting the hood up. I'm guessing he was talking about the block but I'm not entirely...

The old '96 XJ is at 173k miles and has never had any of the front end (or rear?) bushings replaced, so that'll be the first thing I get on here soon when the weather warms up. Never done this before so need whatever advice I can get. What are all the locations where bushings will need...