Fan going crazy after shut down

It happened twice in the past two weeks. After shut down, a fan (in the back I believe) spin very very fast, as loud as a vacuum cleaner. The only way to stop it was to unplug my mac pro. It was so strange. I have had issues with fan noise, and the finder crashing. Anyone with an idea: I'm thinking of bringing the mac to the shop.

No I do not think so, I have the standard configuration: 2x2.8 Ghz with an ATI Radeon 2600.
Extra are 2x1GB memory from OWC, and 2 SATA Drives.
I've tried to reset the SMC many times, without noticing much of a difference: I've been monitoring the temperature at the power supply location and the memory bays: PS is around 110, memory around 105-120, depending on the Bay. I am running smcFan Control. I"m running the fans 1/4 faster than the MacPro default (according to smcFan Control preferences.)
Mea culpa, there's no AC in the room where I work, the Ambient temp has been 70-85.
Am I overtly concerned? I don't really have the time to bring the Mac to the shop.

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