1998 Jeep Cherokee trying figure out what part to buy to fi

WHITNEYF

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1998 JEEP CHEROKEE

Engine Cooling problem
1998 Jeep Cherokee Four Wheel Drive Automatic 140000 miles

my jeep is leaking coolant. I have repeatedly had the little metal plugs replaced in the manifold replaced. This problem still persists periodically. I need to know what parts to buy to fix this problem completely. Please help me if you can thanks whitney fields

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CJ MEDEVAC

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See my profile,....Imma CJ and Willys Kinda Guy

I do not know your rig

I am assuming you mean the "Freeze Plugs"

Is it really bad leaking or just a seep?

If its a seep you might find a local ENGINE MACHINE SHOP......ask for some "REBUILDERS BLOCKS"

The ones I got were rectangular with square ends (3/4 X 3/4 X 2) inches and looked like charcoal.

My 1946 Willys has a crack, on the block, thru the freeze plug hole (behind my dipstick housing tube) about 5 inches total in length......Found after it was machined totally.........So I went on with it, and built the engine.

It seeped pretty good at 1st, with about 5 of those blocks CRUSHED UP and put in the radiator.

It slowed up and finally stopped completely before my "WILLY" (thats his name) hit 1500 miles.

That was in 1995......Still holding!!!

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