In a message dated 98-05-17 09:25:38 EDT, dane714@WORLDNET.ATT.NET writes:

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 Mine is very loud too,  but I have a feeling that this is normal....it is a
 pretty big fan.

 I remember it first kicked on about two days after I bought the thing while
 stuck in traffic.  Scared the heck out of me until I figured out what was
 going on.
  >>
Your cooling fan should be very quiet. What you are experiencing is the low
speed curcuit not working on your cooling fan. The radiator fan switch has a
low speed and a high speed curcuit. When the low speed  doesn't work any more,
the high speed curcuit kicks in. You need to replace the fan switch located
behind your lower grill on the drivers side.   The cooling system will need to
be properly bleed afterwards.  When that high speed comes on, it sure is
noisy. Michael M. 87 syncro.