A cooler-cum-blower assembly for water-cooled internal combustion engines, comprising a housing subdivided by means of a partition into two chambers having a sound-absorbing lining, an axial blower impeller arranged in a central aperture of the partition, an air-intake aperture in the housing in the area of the chamber located in front of the impeller, and a water-cooler forming at least part of the peripheral wall of the chamber located behind the impeller.