Following up on my question of last week, I bought a 9 blade
radiator fan from Rusty for my 1983 300TD after he advised that it should
fit the stock visco clutch--it did. My unscientific tests of its cooling
effectiveness included chugging around town with the ac on, and going
I see Rusty offers a 9 blade plastic radiator fan for
the
123s, compared to the stock 6 blade aluminum one. Has anyone tried
the 9
blade one to see if it offers any noticeable cooling improvement? Is
it
noisier?
It's quieter. The SDL was forcibly upgraded when it got its
Jim, do you know if the 9 blade fan will fit the stock 123
clutch?
Peter
- Original Message -
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 9 blade fan
Just as long as it doesn't sound like a late-'70's Datsun Z-car. Man, those
fans sounded like a jet taking off...whaash
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state
'87 300TD intercooler #22 (216k)
'84 300D (214k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg
Jim, do you know if the 9 blade fan will fit the stock 123 clutch?
No clue, sorry.
-- Jim
Call Rusty and ask ---
On 6/27/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jim, do you know if the 9 blade fan will fit the stock 123 clutch?
No clue, sorry.
-- Jim
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've
exhausted all the alternatives.
Sir
I see Rusty offers a 9 blade plastic radiator fan for the
123s, compared to the stock 6 blade aluminum one. Has anyone tried the 9
blade one to see if it offers any noticeable cooling improvement? Is it
noisier?
Peter Ferguson
1983 300TD
