washer instead of thermosat?
A few years ago I was at a shop where a guy was working on a IMCA car. He was running alcohol and maybe that's the difference but he was running a washer instead of a thermostat. If that will work for us I will make some for everyone so that a stuck t-stat will never cause an overheated motor again. I would have no idea what size to make them. I tried running without a stat back in high school in a Cougar and it ran way hotter than with a 180 stat. I was told that's because the water could flow too fast through the rad. and not have time to cool. I don't know if that was BS or not but I sure hate depending on a thermostat in my race car.
JJ
Re: washer instead of thermosat?
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Originally Posted by ShadowBolt
I tried running without a stat back in high school in a Cougar and it ran way hotter than with a 180 stat.
JJ
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Originally Posted by ShadowBolt
Now I don't know what to think.
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JJ
The internet is full of lies, LIES, I tell 'ya!
1. Keep a thermostat, you know the concept works (unless it fails mechanically)
2. Install a restrictor, works same as an open thermostat, without risk of failure (size depends on testing).
3. Install nothing. You've already had a bad experience with that one, why repeat it?
Just the facts, ma'am