Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Drive train, fuel, suspension, steering & brakes => Topic started by: shaf on July 05, 2008, 05:36:44

Title: Hot weather cooling
Post by: shaf on July 05, 2008, 05:36:44

Hi all,

I'm expecting my pagoda to arrive in July which I purchased from Jim. In Dubai its touching the mid 40 and can go upto 50 degrees, Do I need to install an extra fan or will this be OK?

My car is a 71 280 sl

Title: Re: Hot weather cooling
Post by: philmas on July 05, 2008, 06:39:34

Hi shaf.
I've read many things on this forum about overheating.What I can say is that my temp never rises over 90°C, whatever the outside conditions may be.But of course, I'm living in northern Europe, not in the middle of a desert :D .There are many posts dealing with overheating issues and how to cure them http://http://index.php?topic=5944http://

Title: Re: Hot weather cooling
Post by: TheEngineer on July 06, 2008, 11:33:49

And isn't it funny that my '69 Pagoda, built for the American market, shows the engine temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and the oil pressure in pounds per square inch, but my '95 E320, also built for the American market, shows degree Celsius and bar? In both cases, I have the data sheet that shows "build for US with English instrumentation"

Title: Re: Hot weather cooling
Post by: rob walker on July 16, 2008, 03:51:00

Shaf, I think your bigger challenge will be getting the aircon to work/cope ;)
I had a 1989 911 when I lived there and even though that had 20 years more aircon development it was worse than useless in the heat and humidity.
I had to keep a change of shirt in the office as I was soaked through by the time I got to work.

Title: Re: Hot weather cooling
Post by: nirmal on August 17, 2008, 03:31:17

Hi Shaf

I live in Dubai. The car functions well in the temperatures here but the airconditioning is not effective during daytime. I tend to use the car sparingly during the summer months.

Nirmal
1969 white 280sl