Some of my keys are not working!

My delete key is all the sudden not working.. so everytime I spell somthing wrong i have to highlight it and change it... is there something at home i can do to fix it?? and also my fan is running about 90% of the time when i have my macbook on... and its very loud! what can i do for that also

Personally I would bring it to an Apple store, an authorized Apple repair store, or call Apple about it. From many posts I have seen here (and personal experience with the keys not working) the best thing to do is get in touch with Apple.
I installed SMC fancontrol so that I could monitor heat issues, and I have a widget to monitor process speeds.
Good luck!

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