wont it need a thermostat so water can stay in the radiator to cool?
2007-10-24 19:29:15 · 10 answers · asked by ton c 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The thermostat controls the flow of water thru the radiator to keep the engine temp within it's design limits. Removing it will cause the engine to run too cold, not overheat. If the engine does not come up to the proper temp it will cause premature wear of engine components.
2007-10-24 19:44:37 · answer #1 · answered by daboss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can do it. It takes longer for the engine to warm up, and in that time it will run a bit less efficiently. The thermostat doesn't ALLOW the engine to cool, it keeps the engine water from going to the radiator unless it's hot enough. When a thermostat fails, it usually fails in a closed position and keeps water from going to the radiator, with overheating as a result. On the road, you can still drive with this type of failure by running the heater and heater fan on high, because the heater doesn't go through the thermostat. So you can use it to cool the engine. But if you need to remove the thermostat (because of overheating in hot weather and you don't have a replacement), the car will still run. It won't hurt the car in the time it takes to get it fixed.
So removing the thermostat will make an engine run cooler than normal, if anything. Not a big deal.
2007-10-24 19:48:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really should run the thermostat in the engine. It controls the water flow out of the engine, without the thermostat, water will flow continuously and will not come up to temp. This will throw the car's computer off, and keep the car running rich until the computer sees that the engine is up to temp.
Many years ago, I ran without one in the summer just to keep the car from overheating, but in the winter, the defrosters and the heater wouldn't do much good. So I replaced the thermostat. In fact, some guys ran one in winter that was set to open at 195 degrees. In summer, they would put in a 160 degree one to help with the cooling.
Invest the few bucks and replace the thermostat and have the engine run at the correct temp, it will be better all the way around.
good luck.
2007-10-24 20:52:20 · answer #3 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
back in the 60's and 70's, I ran my Chevy small block V8's with out thermostat all of the time as a poor guy's way of fending off spending money on a greater physically powerful radiator. No difficulty in any respect back THEN, different than decreased heater output in winter. (the automobiles I owned in those days had better engines swapped in) i've got heard there are some makes of engines which will run too warm with out one, the theory being that the coolant travels TOO quickly for the period of the engine with out the limit of the thermostat, yet i can not inform you which of them of them they are. modern-day automobiles want the engine to run in the 195-220 variety to confirm that all pollutants instruments to function extraordinary. proper coolant combination and stress caps save it from boiling over (many times)
2016-10-13 23:49:57 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no to first question the thermostat opens so that water can move out of the radiator to cool
2007-10-24 19:37:45 · answer #5 · answered by crengle60 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really just depends on the car.
Most newer cars will overheat with the thermostat out.
The older cars with larger engines would run colder with out the thermostat.
2007-10-24 19:50:53 · answer #6 · answered by jim 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you as everyone hear always forgets to say what make and year and model. Gee, do you think we are claivoint or what?
cars older then 1988 (about) will just run so so and be ok.
but after that year , we got Electronic fuel injection and
closed loop engine controls.
so taking out the thermostate keeps the are at a very cold temperature and the engine never warms up and the ECU can not command closed loop.
Result is a GAS HOG.
it also became illegal to do so , about the same time.
If every one did that wed all choke to death.
on the newer cars , you burn up the CAT too.
and then even more smog and costs.
2007-10-25 19:00:13 · answer #7 · answered by gearhead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know all the reasons behind it but yes you need a thermostat. To let the water flow after it starts to get hot.
2007-10-24 19:37:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't have a thermostat then the car will overheat. The thermostat is important.
2007-10-24 19:37:52 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It all depends.
If you sit in alot of traffic on warm/hot days, yes you do.
if you do alot of driving, no the airflow will keep it cool enough.
in the winter cold, no you dont,but you probally will not have much heat.
2007-10-24 19:43:03 · answer #10 · answered by rider660r2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋