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Originally Posted by Army
?..these cooling systems operate slightly differently than most cars - there's a by pass system - and removing the thermostat doesn't have the result that you might think!
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Indeed. When I swapped in a new engine, my temps were really weird. Took awhile to figure it out, but the PO had cut out the guts of the thermostat. Putting in the proper thermostat solved the problems.
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