Re: [MBZ] W124 Cooling Fan

2014-08-13 Thread LarryT via Mercedes
Thanks Don, I'm not sure the there's a place for any bolts/screws - it's like a bearing inside the center of the fan - I'm not positive JB Weld would work either - I haven't used it much. I think I need to be sure not to interfere with the balance of the fan. But I'll look at the extra fa

Re: [MBZ] W124 Cooling Fan

2014-08-13 Thread LarryT via Mercedes
Right you are -- the fan is driven by the backside of the belt. Thanks for the explanation -- Larry On 8/13/2014 9:52 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: LarryT via Mercedes wrote: actually I thought I had found one at the PnP but I discovered the fan blades were reversed on the one I br

Re: [MBZ] W124 Cooling Fan

2014-08-13 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Drill two holes all the way through the clutch and install a could of small machine screws? On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 5:18 AM, LarryT via Mercedes wrote: > Hi ya'll, > Until I can spring for a new clutch, I was wondering if using JB Weld > or similar to lock the clutch in place would improve

Re: [MBZ] W124 Cooling Fan

2014-08-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
LarryT via Mercedes wrote: actually I thought I had found one at the PnP but I discovered the fan blades were reversed on the one I brought home. I guess that 300SD (IIRC) runs in the opposite direction! I am always amazed at the choices designers make. Why have one engine run in one d

[MBZ] W124 Cooling Fan

2014-08-13 Thread LarryT via Mercedes
Hi ya'll, Until I can spring for a new clutch, I was wondering if using JB Weld or similar to lock the clutch in place would improve the fans performance? I can't imagine the mpg change would be all that great actually I thought I had found one at the PnP but I discovered the f