any mechanic types out there?

depends where. i got ferries and other things from long island.

he told me there were no leaks at all. The antifreeze was just disappearing, no trace of it. No puddles ever, just every 3 weeks its gone.


There was coolant in the radiator when i checked, just the resivior was empty. Want to clear that up.

Coolant just doesn't disappear, it either leaked out at speed, burned inside the combustion chambers or found it's way into the oil.

Does your defroster steam the windshield up ?
Is the passenger side footwell wet ?
Is the bottom of the Jeep wet ?

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: UDT89
depends where. i got ferries and other things from long island.

he told me there were no leaks at all. The antifreeze was just disappearing, no trace of it. No puddles ever, just every 3 weeks its gone.


There was coolant in the radiator when i checked, just the resivior was empty. Want to clear that up.

As roger asked, what does the oil look like, reg. brown/clear or thick and white/dark brown?

Have you taken the plugs out yet. They are very easy to get to in that motor

 

[UDT89]

oil is black, obiously b/c its due for an oil change 2500 miles.


no.
no.
no.

I'm telling you, its the weirdest thing i had to deal with. And now i really f-ed it up

Gave the car a full tune up about 6 months ago. Checked everything, no sign of anything.

 

Then the engine is burning it.

 

[UDT89]

i figured that. well how would my mechanic fix that?

even thought thats not the major problem right now

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: Evadman
You can still donate it to a school autoshop or not-for-profit orginization for a tax credit. you maya lso get $50-100 if you sell it to a junk yard. if it has to be towed, expect $50 or less.

Around here, and doubtless many other areas, if a car or truck that old has to be towed to a junk yard, expect nothing.

 

[iamwiz82]

i'll give you $100 sight unseen for it. You deliver

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: UDT89
i figured that. well how would my mechanic fix that?

even thought thats not the major problem right now

Depends, if the head is cracked then maybe not worth fixing, if the head gasket is bad then have the head resealed by a machine shop, and replace the gaskets.

 

[UDT89]

well my car started today, and i drove it around the block. Still seems very rough and sluggish, but it did start.


This change anything?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: UDT89
well my car started today, and i drove it around the block. Still seems very rough and sluggish, but it did start.


This change anything?

Take it to a better mechanic, lol..

If it starts, runs and drives.. there's hope, lol.

 

i figured that. well how would my mechanic fix that?

even thought thats not the major problem right now

What makes you think that this is not the major problem right now ?

If you have a blown head gasket, the engine will lose compression and admit coolant into the combustion chamber, either of these will cause hard starting, loss of power and rough idling.
Additionally, combustion gasses can and will work there way into the cooling system, this will cause the coolant sensors to be uncovered/unexposed to the coolant causing false readings which will cause the ECM to run in open loop mode.

How will he fix it ?

First he has to determine if you have a blown headgasket/cracked cylinder head or block.
Once this is established, he will have to at least remove the cylinder head, check it for straightness and cracks, then check the block and reassemble with new gaskets.