Front engine rebuild

[roadvoyager1]

When I did the cooling sysem on mine 2 years ago I replaced the water pump. thermostat, tensioner and belts. The pulleys and fan were just thoroughly inspected.
I would be reluctant to do the fan delete as if the car is used as intended you can encounter some pretty hot conditions. 4 years ago, I was stuck in a traffic queue in Switzerland for 2 hours in 35 degree heat the temperature behaved perfectly. I wouldn't like to do that with no fan.

Yes Mike I would certainly agree with your comment for those conditions. If I were to be planning a trip which involved high air temperatures and altitude I would put a new viscous fan on. For my UK use I was happy to delete it on my otherwise standard M52B28TU engine.

 

[Ianmc]

For what it's worth, my M44 does not have a viscous or fixed fan from factory, just the air con fan (puller) which also acts as the cooling fan.
No problems what so ever with this and I can turn on the air con which starts the fan to pre - empt any risk of overheating in heavy queuing traffic. Maybe the larger engine needs more fan cooling though, don't know?

 

[the Nefyn cat]

Took the viscous fan off mine back in winter, and haven't got round to re-fitting it yet. No over-heating problems at all so far, and that includes all this hot stuff we've had recently. Luckily I live in the land of no traffic jams, just the occasional standing about.

 

[Jack Ratt]

I'm down in Plymouth at the end of August if anything needs collecting.
@Jack Ratt @Sean d

Let me know Jim and I'll have a drive over