Do I really need a thermostat?

[JEEZANAGES]

Do I really need to run a thermostat since we dont have winter down here or is there another purpose for it besides quick warm ups?

[rollingstock]

Yes you do need one, do a search topic been beat out already.

[kurpal_v2]

Dai wasting time fadda.



Yuh goh hole back the fyaz with them thing so

[sliderz1]

have no regard for optimum operating temperature and carbon build up as such?

[kurpal_v2]

have no regard for optimum operating temperature and carbon build up as such?

Use ah fuel treatment Orr ah korkfull ah pitchoil tuh a gyallan an yuh good tuh go

[sliderz1]

Leary tell mih he does use 3 zero in the charmant

rel fyazzz

[~Vēġó~]

some replies posted bring to mind the exasperating utterance, "jeezanages!"

[AllTrac]

is your vehicle FI or carburated?

[belalegosi]

car is lighter without thermostat

[RBphoto]

No.. if you use premium in a tiida it will run cooler. Tek it out and give your child to play with it..... as a pacifier.

[Ted_v2]

Dai wasting time fadda.



Yuh goh hole back the fyaz with them thing so

quoted for truth

[wagonrunner]

Termostat affi di dunce dem. Only dem lef dat wasatime ting in dey cyar.

[Damien]

take out that hoss more watah affi flow

[belalegosi]

No.. if you use premium in a tiida it will run cooler.

Not sure if srs

[GTcruzer]

some replies posted bring to mind the exasperating utterance, "jeezanages!"

Fitting, given the OP name

[streetbeastINC.]

i gut them -- got 3 almeras minus thermo all going on 260,000km-
pajero ''gutted ''stat at 280,000km
either remove the mechanism or jsut remove them according to vehicle type....
same engine on all
stuck thermo has destroyed alot of cylinder heads /gaskets in our biz....

and yes been warned against this but so far has proven effective ...

[cheese pie]

This is the simplest and most accurate discription that i can offer

water has a high specific heat capacity meaning it takes alot of energy to to raise the temp of water by 1 degree celcius.

water has to circulate around the cylinder block and head to absorbe the heat from the engine. if you remove the thermostat the water would just flow past and not get eneough time to accmulate the heat from the block to release it in the radiator.

you can have a situation where the engine is running hot and the guage (which checks water temp) shows normal.

All that being said leave ur thermostat in. if you are afraid of it failing closed and over heating, change it every 160 000 km or 100 000 miles and replace it with one that fails in the open position.

an example can be found here http://www.motoradusa.com

[ZeroOne]

I think the temp gauge on the IP is for the purpose of detecting a failed thermostat.......just saying

[bushwakka]

steups lock this thread nah....wrong forum and been discussed so many times

[black start]

Your mechanic attended the prestigious cowen hamilton high, the guys that designed the engine; imperial, mit etc...