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Old 09-07-2010, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by throne7 View Post
Actually I just ordered a new fan clutch from Ebay too. Waiting for it to arrive, probably a week or two. Just trying to mitigate the situation in the mean time as I need to drive the car.
You did not specify how hot your engine gets but my previous car was a 260E and when it overheated the head warped and the countdown to head gasket breach began.

You might consider raising your water:coolant ratio until the fan clutch is installed -- possibly even running on straight water if you feel it will only be a week or so. It's worth the effort as getting stuck in traffic on just one occasion is all that would be required mess things up pretty badly for you.
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