Fan clutch failure - Killed the radiator!!!

[moruzzi]

Never heard if this fan clutch failure.

Just put the car on the road (92 400E) everything was working well including AC. Got back home after taking family for ice cream, parked in driveway and all of a sudden the car starts to shudder violently and smoke out the front. shut it down and open the hood, and am loosing coolant.

Get out the trouble light and can see that the front of the fan clutch is torn up and ground into the radiator! Cant spin the fan now.

Anyone ever see a fan clutch take out a radiator???

I recall reading someone switching from the viscous clutch to an electric. Any info on doing that, or pointers to threads? I searched but cant find it now.

Well now need a new radiator and fan clutch or homebrew electric.

Paul