What is your coolant temp?
Originally Posted by Zombie
I wonder if pulling it would help me out. I know people with other kinds of cars that pull their t-stat and seem to run cooler. Wonder if it would help me for summer.
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Originally Posted by Phate
I would be weary of pulling the t-stat...you need some kind of a restriction so that the water stays in the radiator long enough to get cool. You'd be better off drilling the t-stat out and keeping some type of restriction then pulling it out all together.
John, are you having any problems with doing that and are you on a stock rad.? Those who have removed the t-stat, are you on an aftermarket radiator or a stocker?
Last edited by sb427f-car; Jul 14, 2005 at 03:50 PM.
Yes, the air has to go through the condensor before it goes to the radiator... afterall, they're only inches apart! With the A/C on, the condensor heats up and as a result heats all of the air before it gets to the radiator. I guess it's kind of like turning the ambient air temp up 20-30 degrees or so?
Originally Posted by tici
I was surprised to see the same high temp wit the AC on.
Why? Is it the heat from the AC heat exchanger that warms up the radiator?
I can't imagine that the extra stress of the compressor is robbing so much energy and the engine warms up!
Why? Is it the heat from the AC heat exchanger that warms up the radiator?
I can't imagine that the extra stress of the compressor is robbing so much energy and the engine warms up!
Originally Posted by sb427f-car
Granted, a pure race application, but no race car runs a t-stat. As long as the system is properly designed, it'll be fine.
The system was properly designed from the factory with a t-stat, not without one.
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Originally Posted by Phate
I think that he is talking about a street car...not a race car. I have seen cars have overheating problems because they did not have any restriction to flow in the cooling system.
The system was properly designed from the factory with a t-stat, not without one.
The system was properly designed from the factory with a t-stat, not without one.
I think I implied that when I said "granted in a race car." My point being that with the proper radiator, fan, ect setup, it'll probably work just fine. BTW, I did also mention the use of an UDP to slow the water pump down to where it would work
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Originally Posted by sb427f-car
I think I implied that when I said "granted in a race car." My point being that with the proper radiator, fan, ect setup, it'll probably work just fine. BTW, I did also mention the use of an UDP to slow the water pump down to where it would work .
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I think that pulling the t-stat is a band-aid solution to the problem that will ultimately hurt the reliability of the car. The t-stat is there to help the car get to operating temperature when cold...you lose this when you gut it. If there is a weak link in the cooling system then find the weak link and address the problem there. Just my .02 though
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