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Old 07-26-2011, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by duxthe1 View Post
I have a new Behr fan clutch and radiator. At low RPMs the fan clutch doesn't pull enough air to hold 87 degrees. It will heat up to 105 if left sitting for any legnth of time. When driving off I get a good howl as the engine revs and it pulls the temp down in a hurry. When I run my a/c the aux fans are almost always on in hot weather and supply enough air at idle to hold temps much better. So if I'm left idling any legnth of time I just switch on the a/c and all is good.
Yup, same stuff, mostly.

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Originally Posted by Ferdman View Post
whatever, recommend buying a reconditioned water pump from a MB dealer. It will be less expensive than a new one and have a 1 year guarantee.
that's a great advice, thank you! I wonder if they offer some of them here.

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Originally Posted by oldsinner111 View Post
When I insall a E Fan,I use stock fan shroud to mount e fan inside.
Do you mean that you've got a E320 electric fan and etc? from W210?

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Originally Posted by S124300 View Post
The viscous fan ought to be silent in ordinary running and should only roar like an aeroplane engine when it is engaged to cool the hot engine.
Viscous clutches fail, usually, in one of two ways: Either the clutch seizes up and the fan spins at full power all of the time or the clutch becomes slack and doesn't spin the fan quickly enough at idle.
M103 engines had two different types in production: bi-metallic, heat, triggered and magnetic clutch triggered. The latter is obvious by the black electric cable running to the rear area of the fan clutch.
Are they interchangeable? I wonder if the magnetic clutch would need an extra wire or something...

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Might it be a too low idle? I've got 650-700 rpm idle, and 550-600 rpm with D engaged. 1.5 kg/cm3 oil pressure at idle, btw.
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