Macbook Pro 2011 - Lion - Fan Going top speed for 24hrs now

Right installed Lion yesterday and now my fan is going full pelt. The indexing finished, my macbook pro which is a 2011 model sound like its going to take off.
PS was the reverse scroll feature one of the amazing 250 new features. It *****

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Some heat issues are not really issues.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=30612
Use the hardware test to determine if yours is an issue:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303081
If it isn't, then don't attempt to modify it by modifying the SMC, unless you are using a known firmware update that is needed to be installed here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303880
If the machine's noise is unbearable, call Applecare and ask for a repair:
http://www.apple.com/contact/phone_contacts.html

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