Removing the thermostat during summer
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Removing the thermostat during summer
Two months ago I visited Panama on a business trip and one of the guys there told me that due to the weather there he always removed the thermostat in his cars. Our weather here in Argentina in summer is similar to theirs, and a stuck thermostat has always been a nightmare for me since my previous car blew the headgasket due to that (US Dollars 1000 to fix).
My question is if I can get rid of the thermostat. The car reaches normal operating temperature about 2 minutes after I start it. I understand that without a thermostat that might take a bit longer. That should be the only side effect during summer, right?
My question is if I can get rid of the thermostat. The car reaches normal operating temperature about 2 minutes after I start it. I understand that without a thermostat that might take a bit longer. That should be the only side effect during summer, right?
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RE: Removing the thermostat during summer
If you remove the thermostat and drive on the highway it may/will overheat on you.
The coolant will be moving to fast to get cooled by the Radaitor.
The coolant will be moving to fast to get cooled by the Radaitor.
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RE: Removing the thermostat during summer
There is a reason why the automakers put parts in a car, and a thermostat is no different. I would leave it in, and at the most, drill a small hole or two to increase flow slightly.
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better yet, go down to your local parts store and buy a cooler thermostat. In my old Toyota Landcruiser I had the stock 195 degree thermostat, and in the summer the truck would get rather warm. I replaced it with a 180 degree thermostat, and when it was 110 degrees outside I was right in the middle of the temp gauge. Fairly easy to install, and it can make a big difference
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RE: Removing the thermostat during summer
In a stock car I wouldnt even get one that is cooler than stock. You may never reach normal operating temps and the car will stay in warm-up mode and run rich all the time. Best to stay with the stock t-stat
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If you remove the thermostat and drive on the highway it may/will overheat on you.
The coolant will be moving to fast to get cooled by the Radaitor.
If you remove the thermostat and drive on the highway it may/will overheat on you.
The coolant will be moving to fast to get cooled by the Radaitor.
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RE: Removing the thermostat during summer
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I would hate to argue with an expert but .. if the coolant were moving to fast to be cooled by the radiator, wouldn't the corallary be that it moves to fast to be heated by the engine. I think from basic thermodynamic principles you are wrong. As someone who grew up driving beaters i frequently had the thermostat out. Those were 70's ere cars though. New cars with all the electronic sensors and computer controlled systems, who knows how it react? Probably not optimu, but it would run. Just as mine has been running the last few weeks with a defective sensor/thermostat. Haven't really noticed a diferance, but haven't pushed it either. I'm replacing them Monday night.
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If you remove the thermostat and drive on the highway it may/will overheat on you.
The coolant will be moving to fast to get cooled by the Radaitor.
If you remove the thermostat and drive on the highway it may/will overheat on you.
The coolant will be moving to fast to get cooled by the Radaitor.
But I live in Florida and see the theory all the time. The coolant and engine warm up when doing city driving but once on the highway the car will overheat. Due to the coolant flowing to fast through the engine.
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