jeep 1999 grand cherokee engine temperature problem

Asked by jiji Mar 29, 2016 at 02:45 PM about the 1999 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4-Door 4WD

Question type: Car Customization

my jeep is 1999 grand Cherokee limit has a problem with engine temperature is too low now (100)
I smelled burn yesterday when I drove through the hwy on my back to home after work.
a someone pointed my back smoke weird smell bad like burn.
took look engine and coolants are enough mount level and I just changed engine oil a few month ago (checked it already was good yet)
and I asked my a friend who knows about car but he said no clue or talking about  thermostat problem?? need to change a new one or..still no clue.
so please help me out this
thanks a lots for checking my issu.

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May be thermostat,but i think you may need to check your exhaust when engine is hot,you may find that you are loosing a little coolant out the exhaust,this would be a sign of blowed head gasket,or one more conclusion would be your catilac converter is stopped up causing a burnt smell,

when you change out the thermostat, make sure you use the actual gasket, the head has a bypass port that needs the gasket in-between to limit the flow, mine would warm up nicely awhile running sitting parked, but then as soon as you start driving, the temp would drop off to nothing,, this bypassing causes the loss of temp and then the thermostat closes, using the actual gasket fixed my issue as it will fix your problem, your welcome :-)

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