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Old 05-05-2006, 07:22 PM
tangofox007 tangofox007 is offline
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Originally Posted by clint77002
I had considered removing the thermostat altogether. I live in Central Texas and it rarely gets very cold. My dad used to remove thermostats in his Ford pickups in West Texas (where it gets much colder). Does anyone forsee any ill effects from removing the thermostat?
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clint
On many engines, removing the thermostat results in essentially the same condition as an open thermostat. But it does not work that way on engines with a bypass type thermostat.
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