My (electric) aux fans ground to a stop last week; while waiting for the new motor to come from CA I noticed the engine gets scary hot quite quickly even when I tried to avoid stop n go traffic. I tested the engine fan's clutch and discovered it didn't work! we really needed the car so I wrapped a piece of thick string around the clutch to cause enough interference w/the pulley that it runs all the time. Problem solved. If you try this it is tempting to do it by tyeing the string to a fan blade and startin' her up and while this would be the fastest way if it worked I strongly recommend the engine OFF method.

I KNOW MB wouldn't put the mechanical fan on the car unless it was necessary but it seems like a backup fan to me - the electric fans do most of the work.

-Tom

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