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Originally Posted by Mister Byrnzoil
ps. I cannot understand why yours ran cooler w/ the hollow body thermostat. theories?
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The t stat is a bi metal that expand and contracts based on the coolants temp. If you by pass it the coolant will flow all of the time resulting in lower engine temps. I was just looking at my service CD and according to MB the thermostat on a 617 does not start to open until 80C. At 94C the t stat should be flowing fully. Also according to them removing it to get lower temps is a mistake, another thing seems to by pass it at 94c as well.
So basicaly according to MB the cooling system is not flowing fully until 94C.
83mercedes send me your email I will shoot you the pdf if you don't have it already.