Runnin\' hot???

[nanaeight]

1040207

I bought my '97 Wrangler back in September. The average temp in Texas was about 70 degrees. Our winters aren't very fierce either. I noticed that during the winter months, my temp gauge only got a hair above 100. Now it's summer and the average West Texas temp is about 102 degrees each day. Naturally, my Jeep's gonna run a little hotter, but should it run up to 210 (sometimes 213)? Plus, when I run my A/C (although rarely when the top is up) the temp reaches to about 220. Is this normal? Should I have it checked out? I've got plenty of coolant, but it probably needs to be flushed and refilled. Any advice out there?
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[mgrove]

1040208

Greetings,

Although 210 is still in the "normal" zone according to the manual (center position) getting around 220 seems a bit warm, although our '97 TJ doesn't have A/C. Your Winter temp sounds too cold, though so it couldn't hurt to have your cooling system flushed and replace the thermostat - relatively inexpensive compared to overheating damage!

HTH,

Mike
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