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Old 12-12-2019, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Bdc101 View Post
I replaced my alternator a couple weeks ago, and the car has been driving great. I did not put the radiator fan back in (the one driven by the engine, not the electric one) since it has been very cold here and I don't drive it much. Anyone done this before? Temp is solid. I will obviously replace it before towing or before it warms up, just curious if others do this regularly.
I ran my 3.0d like this for a while (in winter) when the viscous clutch shat the bed... ran fine, although I noticed the engine acoustic cover got hotter than normal, so watch that.
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