I have to step in here and agree with not removing the thermostat. My
Meejut came with no thermostat. I put one in and it ran COOLER! A lot
cooler.
Geoff Branch
-----Original Message-----
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Cc: 'Majordomo, Spridgets List' <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, June 07, 1999 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: Temperature Question 3
>On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, HFC wrote:
>
>> By running without the thermostat, what happens is the water/colant
circulates
>> constantly without having any "cool down" time in the radiator. The w/c
keeps
>> getting hotter and hotter.
>
>While a popular theory, that is not what happens. Actually, the faster
>you circulate the coolant, the more heat you remove from the radiator. But
>fast flow can cause other problems.
>
>The real reason not to remove the thermostat is that it upsets the flow
>distribution in the head/engine, undercooling certain areas.
>
>The underlying truth remains: don't remove it.
>
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