Radiator Leaking and 4 wheel drive question

[aukster]

Mechaninc told me the Jeep GC was bad for leaking around the radiators. Where the aluminum and plastic meet. Is this so? I guess I will need to replace it, just trying to find the cheapest one right now. Also, got stuck the other day when it snowed. I felt like I shouldn't have but did. I have the Quadra Trac system. Was going down the road about 20-30 mph and started fishtailing. backed off the gas ans it was ok til I went into a curve and started again and was stuck. I didnt feel like my 4 wheel drive system was working. I put it in 4 low and still couldnt move. I felt like one tire was spinning and that was it. I know they have to go better than that. There wasn't but prob a 1/2 to 1 inch of snow on road. Any suggestions there? Anything I should check ? Thanks for the help

Auk

[dksob81]

Originally Posted by aukster

Mechaninc told me the Jeep GC was bad for leaking around the radiators. Where the aluminum and plastic meet. Is this so? I guess I will need to replace it, just trying to find the cheapest one right now. Also, got stuck the other day when it snowed. I felt like I shouldn't have but did. I have the Quadra Trac system. Was going down the road about 20-30 mph and started fishtailing. backed off the gas ans it was ok til I went into a curve and started again and was stuck. I didnt feel like my 4 wheel drive system was working. I put it in 4 low and still couldnt move. I felt like one tire was spinning and that was it. I know they have to go better than that. There wasn't but prob a 1/2 to 1 inch of snow on road. Any suggestions there? Anything I should check ? Thanks for the help

Auk

The leak in this area of the radiator is very common, you can prolly fix it yourself without replacement. Just remove the radiator from the jeep and using a pair of plier (vice grips would be best) squeeze all the tabs around the radiator on both sides.

as for you getting stuck, the quadra-trac system is a very good system for snow and mud - it has it's downfalls the VC tends to fail - but this would increase your winter performance, but would be an annoyance in the summer.
how good is the tread on your tires. in an inch of snow you should not have gotten stuck, I would say either you have very poor (bald) tires on you jeep or you have an internal problem in the Transfer case.

Joe

[aukster]

Thanks for your reply. I do have good tread on my tires, They new to the point where I have just rotated them. About 7-8,000 miles. So I am figuring a transfer case problem. Will have to take it to get it checked. I was just curious about the Quadra Trac system. I will probably try the radiator leak myself.