My car likes to heat up close to overheating on highways after long stretches (more than about half an hour at highway speed and I'm over 100C...the needle has peaked the meter out once and I shut it down and pulled over and suffered no damage.)

I probably need a coolant flush but until that point in time, I was just thinking of taking the thermostat out. That way, it'll be fully circulating the coolant the whole time, and should run cooler.

Aside from taking longer to get to operating temperature, this can't hurt anything right?

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1983 Mercedes-Benz 240D
Automatic, A/C, Power Sunroof, Power Right Side Mirror
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