Hi Nathan,
Um,.. I dont mean to be a smarty pants but why not take your
old thermostat down to Grand Auto or whatever, find a 180 degree one that
matches and pop it in?? It'll cost you under 5 bucks and away you can go??
Thats what I did anyways??
Daniel 69 2000
At 11:28 AM -0500 4/13/00, nruff wrote:
>What are the disadvantages, if any,of running a motor without a thermostat
>(in the summer months anyway)?
>Several weeks ago, while tuning my carbs, I reached over and felt the top
>radiator hose--it was cold, but the rest of the motor was definitely HOT. I
>killed the key and could hear the coolant boiling inside the motor for
>several seconds! (no apparent damage yet) After letting the motor cool, I
>pulled out the thermostat and have left it out since. Now the motor seems
>to have no cooling problems. Obviously, it will take the motor longer to
>reach operating temp but beyond that, is there really any harm to leaving it
>out? I definitely don't want to risk having the thermostat not open again.
>
>What do ya think?
>
>Nathan
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