Coolant leak, plugged radiator, failed water pump, inoperative fan.
The thermostat on a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.2L is replaced by draining the coolant and disconnecting the radiator hose. The housing is then unbolted, the thermostat removed, and a new unit put in its place.
The thermostat is in the bottom radiator hose housing where it connects to the motor. The radiator needs to be drained, the bottom hose removed, and the housing removed to get to the thermostat. Make sure to clean all old gasket material from the housing, and fit the new thermostat in the proper direction.
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Follow the upper hose leading out of the radiator, at the other end is the thermostat housing. You can remove the housing with hose still attached, be ready to collect a small amount of coolant underneath the Jeep when you take the housing off.
It can not be removed and have the engine still run.
Yes, a Cherokee has a thermostat.
The thermostat on a 1993 Jeep is under the housing where the upper radiator hose attaches to the engine.
On a Jeep Grand Cherokee v6, the thermostat is located in the thermostat housing. The housing can be easily located by following the upper radiator hose to it.
The thermostat on a 1996 Jeep Cherokee is under the housing where the upper radiator hose attaches to the engine.
The thermostat on a 2002 Jeep Liberty 3.7L is under the housing where the lower radiator hose attaches to the engine.
Changing a thermostat on a 1995 Jeep Cherokee is very easy to do. The thermostat has two bolts holding it in place. Take the bolts off and remove the thermostat from the casing and replace with a new one.
The spring side of the thermostat goes towards the engine.