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Old 01-20-2011, 11:58 AM   #9 (permalink)
Clev
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Originally Posted by t vago View Post
The mechanical fan was included in case the OP wanted to go tow something.
Again, meaning that you have to keep the revs up, wasting fuel, if you want to tow something, to keep the fan spinning. And I'm not sure if I agree with the failure argument either. I've had many mechanical fan clutches fail, but only one electric fan fail. (And that was actually because the plastic fan came loose from the motor shaft, not any kind of failure of the motor itself.)
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