The impossible to solve overheating problem

buddy had a head gasket that went bad, overheated it every time. Pressure/vacuum check on radiator would confirm this. The classic Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable fan pack was a real blowhard. I think it would draw up to 50A on initial startup. It must puull thtough 100% of the fan core. I had a friend who drove me to Vegas in his V6 Thunderbird. We were getting a little hot, then alot hot and had to pull over. I popped the hood and his fan was 18" behind the radiator (V6 is shorter than the 5.0) I asked where the shroud went and he said he took it off to replace a belt and never put it back on. Even at 70mph, the rad would not cool. I believe the air at that speed would rather go around the high pressure of the grill than through it without the fan pulling through a shroud.