Facet Cooling Fan

[Chris Reed]

I remember on my 78 Mercedes 300D that nothing would stop that engine except
lack of fuel, etc. No electrical would affect anything. Best car I ever
had..sold it on E-Bay with 274K miles and still ice cold A/C...
Could drive all day at 85 and it would never go above 180 degrees....
I don't think I will take the bird to the mountains until I get the original
fan replaced...
Chris
83 FC35 SB
Plant City, FL



davidkerryedwards wrote:
My only experiencce with replacing an engine driven fan with an
electric fan was on a
Mercedes van conversion with the 617 5 cyl diesel. Under normal conditions it
worked ok,
but the electric fan was not as effective under high cooling demand
circumstances such as
very hot weather or hill climbing. When I replaced the electric with a direct
drive engine
fan, it ran about 10 degrees cooler and never warmed up under high demand.
It also negated one of the big benefits of a diesel engine in my view; the
ability to run
without need of any electrical power. Of course, the electrical fuel solenoid on
the 3208
already throws a wrench in the works of that benefit.

Kerry

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" wrote:
>
> While changing belts and hoses found out that the engine cooling fan, a
> Facet fan was not working. Mechanic not able to locate a replacement to
> match at this time. I decided to leave the fan off and go with a 16"
> electric fan mounted to the radiator until I can find a replacement or
> explore the option of converting to a Horton air fan.
> Sure is easier to close that swing radiator now. Tested to see how the
> new fan would do and it took over half an hour to get to 180 degrees
> for the new fan to come on. For a long time the old fan was not working
> and did not know it as it never ran the least bit hot..of course there
> are no mountains to climb here in FL...
> Any input about my temporary (maybe permanent) cooling solution???
> Thanks
> Chris
> 83 FC35 SB
> Plant City, FL
>






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