1991 Mercedes Benz 500sl over heating

1991 MERCEDES BENZ 500SL
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SHAIJI
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Engine Cooling problem
1991 Mercedes Benz 500sl V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic High miles

I live in very hot climate (Kuwait), the engine reach high temperature, almost below the red line of the TEM gauge, I changed almost all the cooling system parts, still i got high temperature. please, is there any modification to solve this problem? Thank you.
Aug 7, 2009 at 11:55 AM
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I have forwarded your question to our M/B tech. He will be with you shortly, thank you for your patience
Aug 8, 2009 at 8:59 AM
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What parts have been replaced on the cooling system? Was this vehicle imported and if so from where?
Aug 9, 2009 at 4:31 PM
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I replaced the radiator (Behr) and the water pump and electric fans and all pipes. This car is imported from Quatar, but it written on it 'gulf specifications'.
Aug 10, 2009 at 11:32 AM
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Okay, is the cooling fan coming on when the vehicle hits operating temp? Since the vehicle is Gulf specs it should be able to handle the Kuwait heat.
Aug 11, 2009 at 12:43 AM
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