Good post, but the one statement of a thermostat making the engine run warmer isn't always true. It may not be applicable to tractors, but in some automotive applications a thermostat will make them run cooler. The theory behind this is that the thermostat, when open, slows the coolant flow, allowing the coolant to spend more time in the radiator, which allows more heat to be removed from the coolant. In other words, with no thermostat or other restriction in the system, the coolant isn't able to stay in the radiator long enough to be cooled properly. Might not be a big enough factor to show any difference in a low-rpm tractor engine though.
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