Dangers of running w/o a tstat

[lil_dcb7]

my dad says its fine to run without a thermostat, is that true?

My tstat is bad, but i dont have the chance to go get one untill i get paid next week.

[cleanz_28]

Its gonna Take Longer to warm up.I dont see how it would be a danger.

as long as its a Temp Fix it should be ok

I was running most of my cars with out t-stats,till winter hit.T-stat keeps ur car warm inside

[Ralphie]

Yea i rmemeber hearing something of this...

there were dangers involved but i guess a temp fix(no longer then a week or two) would be fine but my take on it is "if its suppose to be there it serves a purpose" esp an important part like a tstat.

IIRC, this was a thing to do on American Muscle cars....our cars are a little more picky.

[bruno8747]

Summer time its no problem at all. Its just the coolant will be circulating full time. Its not like there wont be any coolant flow.

[Night Wolf]

I took it out of my old accord. it ran just fine. it helped with the over heating problem

[Boost_Lee]

yea i was recommended to take it out by a performance shop, but i dunno about daily driving...im sure mine's been bad for a yr or so, lol

[kouzie]

sound like a bad idea...

[Otto]

Better overcooling than overheating. Just don't run without it longer than necessary. I'd never run mine without one unless I was in the same situation. Engine temps all over the place, slow warmups, oil temps too low (moisture not burning off), running richer, emissions systems not functioning as intended, etc etc.

[phatdoughnut]

Yeah my dad sais its okay to run with out it in the summer. Like they said, its just gona over cool. constant flow.

[501accord]

Its fine to run a car without it, but when you do get the cash, i would get one just for precaution. invest in a low temp one aswell!

[F20A CB7]

Its fine to run a car without it, but when you do get the cash, i would get one just for precaution. invest in a low temp one aswell!

how low i hear a low low 1 isnt good for our blocks, that a 185 will b ok, summit offers a 160, they said it will open to soon and can cause probs cuz the hondas motors werent built 2 b opened fast

i ran without a tstat for a while and i finally put 1 in and then a month later my block cracked hello f20a

[93accordEX]

you can actually overheat the car without one because the coolant doesnt sit in the radiator long enough to actually cool off. If people are permanently removing it for whatever reason they usually get a restrictor to slow the flow down a bit to prevent problems.

[cp[mike]]

^ good call


ive ran without a thermostat for a few months, it just ran super cold, the temp needle stayed at the bottom.

[lil_dcb7]

thanks for the response, guys

we've found that the constant overheating is due to a plugged radiator. it overheating is way to abrupt and constant, and too quick.

radiator just bursts.

new radiator here we come.

[Lil' Whitie]

yeah i ran my jeep with no tsat. but i did not know the senser did not work, so that equeled a blowen headgasket cuz the hose busted on the hiway. but have fun!