AT FL350 A B373-300 FLT CREW COORDINATES WITH ATC AND DISPATCH WHEN PERFORMING AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN AFTER AN ENG OVERHEAT WARNING IS DEALT WITH. FLT DIVERTS TO DEN; CO.

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FLT TO SLC WAS CRUISING AT FL350 WHEN THE #1 ENG OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WE RAN THE ENG OVERHEAT CHKLIST AND THE LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH IN THE 30 SECOND TIME ALLOWANCE. WE THEN RAN THE ENG FIRE/SEVERE DAMAGE/SEPARATION CHKLIST AND SHUT DOWN THE ENG. THE OVERHEAT LIGHT HAD EXTINGUISHED BY THE TIME WE REACHED THE POINT IN THE CHKLIST TO SHOOT THE FIRE BOTTLE; SO THE BOTTLE WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE OVERHEAT LIGHT REMAINED OUT FOR THE REST OF THE FLT. AFTER SECURING THE ENG; WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC; REQUESTED CFR EQUIP TO MEET THE FLT AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO DEN. WE WERE APPROX 45 NM N OF DEN AT THIS POINT AND DEN WAS OUR NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. WE THEN COORDINATED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO START CLEANING UP THE CABIN AND THAT WE WOULD BE LNDG DEN IN 10-15 MINS AND GAVE THEM A CABIN ADVISORY; NORMAL LNDG EXPECTED. ALSO COORDINATED WITH DISPATCH AT THIS TIME AND HE ISSUED A CAUTIONARY ALERT AND NOTIFIED DEN STATION. I THEN INFORMED THE PAX AS TO THE NATURE OF OUR EMER AND INTENTIONS. ALSO TOLD THEM ABOUT THE EMER VEHICLES THAT WOULD BE ALONGSIDE OUR ACFT. WE THEN CONTINUED TO AN UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG ON RWY 34L AT DEN. CFR INSPECTED OUR ENG AND NOTED NO FIRE; SO EVAC WAS NOT NECESSARY.