mountaineerbeast
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I know that mechanical cooling fans rob power from your engine and electric cooling fans are more desirable. I also know that electric cooling fans are better in the city because a mechanical cooling fan runs at the speed of the engine (unless it's a 2 speed fan). With this in mind, i would assume that mechanical fans are better on the highway than electric because of the higher speed.
Isn't there a higher chance of an electric cooling fan failing (...the new explorers with failing cooling fans) than a mechanical one that's on all the time?
Has anybody on this forum ever had an emergency electric cooling fan while still keeping the mechanical one?
What about in the desert? Wouldn't the mechanical fan be better because it's always on?
So the final question is, which fan is better?
Also, is there such a thing as too much engine cooling?
Isn't there a higher chance of an electric cooling fan failing (...the new explorers with failing cooling fans) than a mechanical one that's on all the time?
Has anybody on this forum ever had an emergency electric cooling fan while still keeping the mechanical one?
What about in the desert? Wouldn't the mechanical fan be better because it's always on?
So the final question is, which fan is better?
Also, is there such a thing as too much engine cooling?