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Originally Posted by Actros617
I saw a eletrical cooling fan and it says it gives better mpg,power and cools much more than a the mechanical fan, but the size of the looks kind of small (covers 75% of the radiator), anyways which is better Eletrical Or mechanical Fan???
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I'll be greatly in the minority here but I'm a very dedicated supporter of the mechanical fan. Speaking from my own Mercedes, at least, I've always seen more temperature problems arise from the failure of the mechanical fan clutch than I have seen from the failure of the electric fan (Which, therefore, indicates to me that the mechanical fan, when functioning, is the more valuable device). I can't imagine the mpg difference could be significant enough to merit the modification, and I can't personally see how a fan in FRONT of the radiator is going to provide as much cooling effect to the engine as the mechanical one behind the radiator right in front of the engine itself is going to be able to.