Re: Running engine without thermostat

Posted by John Horner on March 26, 2005 at 08:45:41 from (4.11.7.152):

In Reply to: Running engine without thermostat posted by Willy P on March 25, 2005 at 18:59:25:

You will certainly slow down the warm up process and the engine will take longer to get up to operating temperature. This means worse performance, more fuel fouling of the oil and other bad things.

Also, a properly designed cooling system accounts for the flow restriction of the thermostat. Removing it on some engines increases the risk of cavitating the water pump and other bad things.

There are no advantages to running without a thermostat in your situation. Why on earth would you want to?

John

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