On Wed, 19 Mar 1997 GOFASTMG@aol.com wrote:
>
> Actually, the answer to your question is Yes and No. The thermostat does
> help to maintain cooling , not by closing when it gets too hot, but by a
> restriction to the water flow through the engine, thus allowing the transfer
> of heat by the radiator.
> If the water passes through the radiator too quickly, it retains too much
> heat and consequently the return coolant is at an elevated temp. entering the
> block, where it picks up more heat, etc, etc.
> If you absolutely, positively have to run without a thermostat, (for
> competition etc), replace the thermostat with a blanking sleeve or a gutted
> thermostat to retain the restriction in the flow path, to allow the radiator
> a chance to do it's job
>
> Rick
>
I am convinced this is not correct.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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