runnin no thermostat
04-11-2007, 07:42 PM
#13
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RE: runnin no thermostat
it wasnt my idea...... ive seen other people do it and i wanted to know what u guys thought about it.... if i wanted to do it i would say im takin my thermostat out tonight, do you think itll cool better
ORIGINAL: luckythirteen13
seems like every month now some genius has the idea to run no t-stat
seems like every month now some genius has the idea to run no t-stat
05-07-2008, 06:10 PM
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RE: runnin no thermostat
It's the exact opposite of what you said, the thermostat only lets hot water from the engine to pass to the radiator to be cooled.
If the waters is not hot enough to open the thermostat it is recirculated in the engine until it is hot enough to open the thermostat, then it goes through the radiator where it's cooled and sent back to the engine.
I used to work for a radiator manufacturer and did lots of lab testing on this subject.
If the waters is not hot enough to open the thermostat it is recirculated in the engine until it is hot enough to open the thermostat, then it goes through the radiator where it's cooled and sent back to the engine.
I used to work for a radiator manufacturer and did lots of lab testing on this subject.
05-07-2008, 07:45 PM
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RE: runnin no thermostat
how about a 195? my 180 seems to click loudly and you can feel the hose pulse w/ the clicks (guessing its sticking open and closed) is 195 a tad to warm w/ alum heads in southern heat?