# Jeep Cherokee XJ Vent Blows Hot Air **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** cherokee, jeep, ventilation\ **Created:** [July 19, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-cherokee-xj-vent-blows-hot-air/201088 "2025-07-19T22:13:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![miketho16\_192233](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miketho16\_192233](https://community.cartalk.com/u/miketho16_192233)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-cherokee-xj-vent-blows-hot-air/201088/1 "2025-07-19T22:13:54Z")
2000 Jeep Cherokee XJ. When running the blower that is supposed to bring in external fresh air, the air is hot, or at least warm. I would expect it to be ambient temperature, or slightly above ambient. This is not about the AC. The AC is off and doesn’t work, which is why I am so interested in bringing in fresh air. I have eliminated the mixer door as the source of the problem as I have installed a bypass so that in the summer the engine coolant doesn’t circulate through the heater core. I wonder if it has something to do with the loose seal around the hood hinge in shown in this picture: ![IMG_20250719_154716_2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/f/7/f7b75033372d2faec8c51b829a9253e68bf3e030.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-cherokee-xj-vent-blows-hot-air/201088/2 "2025-07-19T22:20:05Z")
Tape the seal together at the bottom and see if that is the problem Tester