- Wear and tear on an expensive set of components. - Stress on an electrical circuit that's under-engineered to begin with. - Potential draw from the starter motor (can't remember if main/aux relays are bypassed in the start position or not) Don't listen to any complaints about coolant temperature. That's controlled by the thermostat, not the cooling fans. In fact, in the bad old days engine mounted radiator fans either spun all the time, or had clutches to stop them at SPEED (not idle). Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx> wrote: > Here's one for debate: What are the drawbacks of running the fans all the > time? To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/