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Old 06-05-2011, 01:39 PM   #17 (permalink)
morphector
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Originally Posted by Dean in Milwaukee View Post
I understand. Thing is though, in five years of ownership I've never heard the fan kick on, and now finding out how oversized the cooling system is, I'm starting to understand why.

When I finally do hear it kick on, it'll probally startle me!

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Manufacturers design cars to be used in ''almost'' every circomstances, so it has to start in winter in north alaska and has to have enought cooling to whistand pulling in a mountain in desert.

You could also be ''complaining'' that your battery and starter are too big for your car, because you'd never use them to their full capacity.
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