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A new Uro Part is a step up for me, I usually fly low and fast with the partz vulturez at the boneyard. The trick at the boneyard is finding a new oem part on a dead vehicle. Fan clutches are usually grime coated in the front, from loss of oil. They may even feel firm when cold, but I have been burned many times. Did see a 190 where the owner had run a bead of silicone around the the clutch and the pulley, guess it might get you through to next payday.
I paid good money for a new Nissens radiator, and got a knock off built under contract for Nissens. Posted about that. I suppose for older vehicles we should be lucky that any corporate bean counter views it profitable to keep producing the parts for a diminishing pool of owners. Eventually we'll all be scavengers to keep them running.
Note: I replaced the stat first, with an 82C rather than 87C version. I like things just a little cooler, it gets into triple digits here in the summer.
It is a good point that I should be suspect of a unit that costs 1/3 of the going rate. Will certainly keep the Mark I eyeball on the heat gauge (hey, at least we got one, and mine still works better than the odometer that just quit).
For those that would like one of those wrenches, it came from Lowe's tool aisle, lots of things on sale these days, you can always use a fitted set for the trunk, etc. Just don't let SWMBO wander down to major appliances while you are dazzled by all the chrome tools....
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91 300 TE 235K
93 Cabriolet 155K sold
92 300 TE 200K boneyard
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