In that case it would be the "Walk Home Fuse"...I always thought when the F3 fuse blew the car would not operate. I'll definitely take a look!
Yes it absolutely will overheat if F3 is blown. After it blew in my Volt, the engine was running at 230-250 degrees at highway speeds, and eventually I got an "engine not available" message. After I replaced the fuse, the temperature never rose above about 215, usually it was around 200. There is plenty of documentation of this (which unfortunately I hadn't paid much attention to until after the fuse blew, which is why I was driving with such high coolant temps - I should have immediately replaced the F3 fuse and unplugged the EGR as soon as I realized the F3 was blown).No, the engine will not overheat if the fuse is blown.