Should you run a car without a thermostat?

Originally Posted by 72bluNblu

"They open at a set temperature, and remain open until the temperature cools below that setting."





What you have described Sir, is a cycle.

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I am just messing around.


You are differentiating between cycling every few minutes (or seconds?) and cycling based on system temp in a high heat environment which may require the entire duration of the drive to achieve a cycle. Both scenarios are possible depending on the conditions.

My 62 fairlane 260 would cycle open - closed every 3 or so minutes on a brisk Ozark mountain morning, in the fall.

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