I had a Range Rover that would overheat on the highway in the summertime unless I kept the heater on max. I got it cheap because the previous owner couldn't figure it out. They had suspected head gaskets or warped block/heads.
Turned out that all the fine dust in the environment was making it straight through the A/C condenser and was blocking 30-40% of the surface of the radiator On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I'm not disputing that your repair solved the symptom, I think the problem > was something else. > > At a guess, the radiator had to come out to make the replacement and in > doing so the crud lodged between the radiator and condenser got removed > curing the problem. Or maybe just that final coolant swap moved some junk > lodged in the radiator... > > You can't deny that a car moving at speed pushes more air over the > radiator than the fan. > > -Curt > > Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:17:35 -0400 > From: andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Running hot. > Message-ID: > <CAC35L=sek+zjs4qvvpvseclmuri2g0o_wovht0ykbyyz4ac...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I have to disagree even though the theory is impeccable. Replacing > the fan clutch solved the overheating problem on my 1970 280SE W108 > sedan and 1970 280SE 3.5 coupe. Maybe that wouldn't apply for a > diesel but I know this worked for me TWICE. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
