Thread: What is the purpose of a thermostat?
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Old 11-19-2001, 09:29 AM
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Default What is the purpose of a thermostat?
Weird question I know but, bare with me...

My cobra has a 180 degree thermostat. I am running at about 190 degrees on the highway, 210 degrees at a standstill.

Question is: Wouldn't it behove me to remove the thermostat to allow the coolant to be more effecient at a lower temperature? God only knows, we don't care about cold weather here in Austin, Texas. The car heats up in two minutes flat! Just thinking that the temperature would run at perhaps 160 degrees without the thermostat? Or is it that the temperature is what ever the operating temperature of the engine is?????
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