Can I run my vehicle without its thermostat?
So my 98 chevy blazer 4x4 started acting funny first time the funny thing occurred was when I tried accelerating and I felt it sputter or hesitate a little then I see the lights in the dash cluster come on saying check gauges and I see the temp gauge is way hire then I’ve ever seen it like 3/4 of the way to the top . But almost as quick as I noticed it come on it was gone and the needle was back at normal temp again. But now it’s been more frequent within a two week time period. And today it happen I almost didn’t get it to go off. A buddy said to start with the thermostat maybe its stuck? So I just removed it it seems to open and close fine by using my fingers but removing the thermostat I’m noticing the im really low on coolant. Im gonna top it off put the thermostat back see if it was just low. But my question was can I run it without a thermostat? Or is it gonna hurt anything for a few days to run it without one?
