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Originally Posted by agloukhoff
No. That's not the purpose of a thermostat at all. The reason you have on is to keep the engine at optimal temp which is between 170-200. If you run with no thermostat in cold weather you may never reach 160+.
Running without a thermostat at all will not cause any issues in warm weather but you will probably still run too cold which results in poor fuel econemy etc
Your theory about poor cooling due to high flow rate is flat out insane. The higher the flow rate the greater the cooling capacity up until it maxes out the heat dissipation of the radiator at which point you get a bigger rad. Some track cars run with no thermostats at all (one less thing to fail).
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Geez dude. wow
will you feel dumb when that is the solution?
optimal temp for a 3rd gen is 190. ( the OP has a 170 )
a track car is not a 4runner
It's not cold weather it's hot
Bigger rad thing is also not the case here ... not even going there you obviously wouldn't understand.
ps your kid needs a haircut.
