no thermostat
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Since the weather is warm, I wanted to flush my coolant and change the thermostat. Got a mazda oem thermostat, but when I went to remove the old thermostat, there was no thermostat. I bin running all winter with no thermostat. Anybody know if any damage would of been done with running the car without a thermostat?
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Potentially there is the issues of hot spots that were not cooled properly (fluid moved too fast through the system to transfer the heat).
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If your temps never rose, no damage probably. Your car probably took forever to warm up though huh? Running without a thermostat can cause overheating, since the coolant is constantly moving too fast to allow it to absorb much heat. Even race cars run a restrictor plate of some sort to slow down the coolant flow. I say you should be ok, just put the new one in.
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you may have damaged your internal water jacks. As there is no thermostat, the water will be flowing really quickly, i am suprised the radiator hasnt started leaking.
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