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Originally Posted by Ivanerrol
Why would you ditch your Viscous fan? - It works quite well - if the serpentine belt is adjusted properly.
The auxiliary fans are meant to be used occasionally and not at all times.
Caveat.
(a) If you are moving forward more than 35mph the viscous fan effectiveness is moot.
(b) To cut fuel consumption for a long journey I remove the viscous fan to get a mile or so extra mpg. I also have a remote cabin mounted switch for the auxiliary fans - just in case.
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I think you answered your own question perfectly. In addition, the viscous clutch fan is
not reliable, consumes unnecessary amount of power and its noisy. The aux fans can more than handle the cooling needs of the engine in stop and go traffic at any temperature with AC on with the cool harness modification and a 79c thermostat. They have proven extremely reliable so far.
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Originally Posted by Ivanerrol
Davis Craig make an industrial strength replacement electric fan as an alternative to the viscous clutch fan.
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I don't know who that is but I've never seen anyone make a replacement electric fan that fits either in front of or behind the radiator on a 6 cyl 190e that flows more air than the stock aux fans. There is exactly 1.9" between the radiator and the pulleys.
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Originally Posted by macdrone
If your vicous fan works id keep it on, poor cooling is usually a sign of the coolant system being a problems as the fans come on with certain temps, all the fans help in cooling and if work correctly you never have to switch on the aux fans just in case.
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Do you ever proofread your own writing?
08-08-2010, 06:55 PM
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