Re: 160* Thermostat, why?

Posted by Tom in TN on December 13, 2006 at 20:45:04 from (4.152.96.218):

In Reply to: 160* Thermostat, why? posted by Aaron Ford on December 13, 2006 at 17:31:55:

Aaron,

I'm sure that most guys will disagree with this, but it's what I do nonetheless. I don't use a thermostat at all in my 1973 Ford 2000 gas tractor. When I started working on cars back in the 1950's in Ohio, no one used a thermostat in the summer. Thermostats were only installed in the Fall so that the heaters would work more efficiently. Everyone removed the thermostats in the Spring and ran until Fall without one.

I've heard all of the arguments about condensation in the engine, oil temperature, incomplete combustion etc. However, in my experience, I don't see that any of those things happen. The temperature inside the engine is in hundreds of degrees. Having the water going through the cooling passages a few degrees hotter or cooler doesn't make enough difference to talk about. The oil in my engine gets very hot without a thermostat - just touch the dipstick some time. I don't have black smoke coming out of the exhaust, etc.

I never have to worry about air trapped in the system, and I've never had a thermostat failure in my tractor (since it doesn't have one).

So, I've "exposed my soft tissue" on this matter, but I'm probably not going to change my mind at this point anyway.

Good luck,

Tom in TN

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