Has anyone ran without a Thermostat

Thomas1277 · 04-12-06, 10:34 PM

I know that without a thermostat it would take longer to warm up but to me the coolant would flow better without a thermostat? If it flows better than it should cool better. Right????

Rufio · 04-12-06, 11:02 PM

wrong

Sgtblue · 04-12-06, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas1277

I know that without a thermostat it would take longer to warm up but to me the coolant would flow better without a thermostat? If it flows better than it should cool better. Right????

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SINxSELEKTAH · 04-12-06, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rufio

wrong

+1

rajeevx7 · 04-13-06, 12:09 AM

If it flows so fast that it can't dissipate enough heat in the radiator, how is that good?
I have a gutted one I will put back on this summer when it is a gagillion degrees out. I ran it for a while in the fall, but it took forever to warm up. Now, you go and do some research and figure out why taking forever to warm up is bad

Sgtblue · 04-13-06, 07:02 AM

One other thing....not sure if it's mentioned in the thread I linked to above, but there is also a passage used during warm-up that allows coolant to by-pass the radiator. With NO thermostat, this passage stays open ALL the time.