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Old 06-13-2018, 12:34 PM
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The cooling system on inline 6 w124s and w201s is marginal. The radiator and viscous fan is undersized and the aux fans kick in at much too high a temperature. There are several things you can do to improve the situation. Run a smaller fan pulley, increase the water to coolant ratio, run a colder aux fan switch or add a manual switch in the dash for the aux fans. As much as some people hate to hear it, this is a design flaw that only becomes apparent in hot climates. All the inline 6 w124s suffer from it. There isn't enough room for a properly sized radiator and viscous clutch fan.
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