Drill a 1/4" hole on the edge of your thermostat and you'll have a bypass and
a thermostat.
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On Mar 26, 2013, at 7:57 PM, "Dean Hedin" <dlh2001@comcast.net> wrote:
> It's not called a "restrictor plate". It's called a "blanking sleeve".
Moss
> sells them.
>
> Clearly you are not following.
>
> The BMC Special Tuning Guide states...
> "Assuming the thermostat is working correctly, overheating can result if it
> is removed without fitting a blanking sleeve 11G 176 in it's place.
> Alternatively, the bypass connection between the cylinder head and water
> pump may be sealed on 'A' series engines."
>
> It's not that I want to run without a thermostat.
> My situation is that the previous owner on the 1100 head that I just
> installed blocked the bypass.
> At this point I'd have to remove the head to unblock it and I'm not up to
> doing that.
>
> Now, I don't think it is safe to run a thermostat if the bypass is blocked.
>
> I think I provided a good reason why it's bad to do this.
>
> I just looked at Moss's catalog and it looks like the 1275 cars have the
> bypass too.
> The 1500 design is a different animal (but I'll bet there is still a bypass
> mechanism)
>
> And no, I'm not trying to pull anybody's chain.
>
> Now, you explain to me why the bypass "did'nt do all that much and was'nt
> needed" or else I will think you are pulling everyone's chain.
> You can start by drawing yourself a little schematic of how the water flows
> through the A series cooling system.
> With any luck it should then become clear to you why the bypass is there.
> With a little more luck it might become clear to you that just about any
car
> with a thermostat must have (and does have) a bypass mechanism.
> ________________________________
>
> From: dwramsey@att.net [mailto:dwramsey@att.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 2:36 AM
> To: Dean Hedin
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
>
>
> Yea, great idea don't use a thermostat, all they really do is bring the
> engine temp up to optimum level faster. Who needs that? The reason there
> isn't a bypass on the later cars was because it really didn't do all that
> much and wasn't needed. Use it or don't makes no difference. You do know
> where to get the restrictor plate to replace your thermostat? Really I
just
> think your pulling my chain, but good luck whatever you decide to do.
> Crash
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