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Old 07-17-2002, 03:16 PM
suginami suginami is offline
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if i'd been on the highway then let it idle (even driving local for a bit), then yes, definitely the temps would rise over 100C too without the cooling mod...
Yes, that's exactly what I meant. After cruising at 75 mph for 25 minutes, I pulled into the garage and let it idle, when it promptly went to 107 when the high speed fan kicked on.

Generally speaking, if I just let the car idle, it stays in a normal (for Merecedes) operating zone in the middle nineties.
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