Jeep Wrangler jk radiator smoke

Bigredjku

Bigredjku

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So I went on a power line cable trail. It was a bit muddy and I went over three small/medium mud holes. I did not dive in them just plowed through. On the way back I noticed smoke coming out of the radiator. I cleaned it with running water and I waited for the engine to cool down. After I drove the Jeep and the radiator was still smoking, I haven’t driven it since then. Any tips on how to solve this?
 
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Bigredjku said:
So I went on a power line cable trail. It was a bit muddy and I went over three small/medium mud holes. I did not dive in them just plowed through. On the way back I noticed smoke coming out of the radiator. I cleaned it with running water and I waited for the engine to cool down. After I drove the Jeep and the radiator was still smoking, I haven’t driven it since then. Any tips on how to solve this?
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Smoke or steam? Could be the mud drying out on the hot radiator.
 
Wash it out, and drive it. Just water and mud. Doubt you have a real problem.

Happens every time I'm in mudholes.
 
^^^^ what they said. My dumbass went through a 4’ deep river several times during the last hurricane we had. It took 4 days for the radiator to get cleaned out and dried enough to quit steaming.


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