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Asked by tamera22 Apr 05, 2015 at 12:18 AM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

What happens if you remove the
thermostat? Is it eventually devastating?

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Pretty much like above todays vehicles need the thermostat say u got one thats for 195 motor will heat up to that point and let coolant flow throughly so u can use heat etc and not having one is just gonna make it overheat. When a vehicle starts up from being cold the thermostat is stuck closed until that 195 degreesis acheived keeps motor cool without overheating. So short answer keep thermostat in or replace if necessary

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