Re: [MBZ] Auxiliary fan?
How quaint and colorful, Grandpa! No, and just like not getting worked up if you see your temperature going up but it doesn’t go into the red, but maybe really close. That’s OK. In really warm temperatures with the AC on and the engine under load, you could easily see the temperature climb when you come to a stop, especially if the fan clutch is not working properly. If it starts to drop as soon as you start moving, all is well - or if the auxiliary fan kicks on if it’s not already running. -D > On Oct 4, 2023, at 11:22 AM, Donald Snook wrote: > > Dan wrote: > >> What’s important is that as soon as you start the engine and coolant begins >> to circulate the temperature should immediately start to drop. > > Yes, it dropped as soon as I started it and everything was running. As my > grandfather used to say “It dropped like a turd in a well.” > > Ok, so nothing to worry about. > > Donald H. Snook > > >> On Oct 4, 2023, at 9:29 AM, dan penoff.com wrote: >> >> It’s called “hot soaking”. >> >> All the latent heat built up in the engine has to go somewhere. If you stop >> circulating coolant and the fan(s), that latent heat has nowhere to go, so >> it “soaks” the engine, causing it to heat up. What’s important is that as >> soon as you start the engine and coolant begins to circulate the temperature >> should immediately start to drop. >> >> Completely normal and nothing to worry about. >> >> And no, the W124 does not have a fan that will run after shutdown. >> >> -D >> >>> On Oct 4, 2023, at 10:22 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> I noticed when I was driving back this weekend that when I stopped and >>> turned off the car the temperature of my 124 would climb pretty high. >>> Running at highway speeds or even in town, it would never get very high. It >>> was staying below the 100C mark. It has a new OEM thermostat, the >>> antifreeze is nice and clean, condenser is not clogged up bugs or dirt, >>> etc. >>> >>> BUT, when I stopped for gas or food when I got back in the temperature was >>> pretty high. It wasn’t in the red or even past the mark below. I thought >>> one of my prior MB’s had an auxiliary cooling fan that would come on even >>> when the car was off. Am I “misremembering?” Maybe that was on other cars. >>> >>> >>> Donald H. Snook >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> http://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 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
Re: [MBZ] Auxiliary fan?
Dan wrote: > What’s important is that as soon as you start the engine and coolant begins > to circulate the temperature should immediately start to drop. Yes, it dropped as soon as I started it and everything was running. As my grandfather used to say “It dropped like a turd in a well.” Ok, so nothing to worry about. Donald H. Snook > On Oct 4, 2023, at 9:29 AM, dan penoff.com wrote: > > It’s called “hot soaking”. > > All the latent heat built up in the engine has to go somewhere. If you stop > circulating coolant and the fan(s), that latent heat has nowhere to go, so it > “soaks” the engine, causing it to heat up. What’s important is that as soon > as you start the engine and coolant begins to circulate the temperature > should immediately start to drop. > > Completely normal and nothing to worry about. > > And no, the W124 does not have a fan that will run after shutdown. > > -D > >> On Oct 4, 2023, at 10:22 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I noticed when I was driving back this weekend that when I stopped and >> turned off the car the temperature of my 124 would climb pretty high. >> Running at highway speeds or even in town, it would never get very high. It >> was staying below the 100C mark. It has a new OEM thermostat, the >> antifreeze is nice and clean, condenser is not clogged up bugs or dirt, etc. >> >> >> BUT, when I stopped for gas or food when I got back in the temperature was >> pretty high. It wasn’t in the red or even past the mark below. I thought >> one of my prior MB’s had an auxiliary cooling fan that would come on even >> when the car was off. Am I “misremembering?” Maybe that was on other cars. >> >> Donald H. Snook >> >> >> ___ >> http://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 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
Re: [MBZ] Auxiliary fan?
It’s called “hot soaking”. All the latent heat built up in the engine has to go somewhere. If you stop circulating coolant and the fan(s), that latent heat has nowhere to go, so it “soaks” the engine, causing it to heat up. What’s important is that as soon as you start the engine and coolant begins to circulate the temperature should immediately start to drop. Completely normal and nothing to worry about. And no, the W124 does not have a fan that will run after shutdown. -D > On Oct 4, 2023, at 10:22 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes > wrote: > > I noticed when I was driving back this weekend that when I stopped and > turned off the car the temperature of my 124 would climb pretty high. > Running at highway speeds or even in town, it would never get very high. It > was staying below the 100C mark. It has a new OEM thermostat, the antifreeze > is nice and clean, condenser is not clogged up bugs or dirt, etc. > > BUT, when I stopped for gas or food when I got back in the temperature was > pretty high. It wasn’t in the red or even past the mark below. I thought one > of my prior MB’s had an auxiliary cooling fan that would come on even when > the car was off. Am I “misremembering?” Maybe that was on other cars. > > Donald H. Snook > > > ___ > http://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 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
[MBZ] Auxiliary fan?
I noticed when I was driving back this weekend that when I stopped and turned off the car the temperature of my 124 would climb pretty high. Running at highway speeds or even in town, it would never get very high. It was staying below the 100C mark. It has a new OEM thermostat, the antifreeze is nice and clean, condenser is not clogged up bugs or dirt, etc. BUT, when I stopped for gas or food when I got back in the temperature was pretty high. It wasn’t in the red or even past the mark below. I thought one of my prior MB’s had an auxiliary cooling fan that would come on even when the car was off. Am I “misremembering?” Maybe that was on other cars. Donald H. Snook ___ http://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
[MBZ] auxiliary fan - plug - 82 300D-T
My auxiliary fan has come unplugged, where does this three prong plug connect ? Thanks, Dan Elliott 82 300D-T 94kmi Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.
