Re: No thermostat

[Ted Packard <tpackard@domain.elided>]

You can't pump the water too fast through the radiator. 
The ratio of time spent in the radiator cooling down and 
time spent in the block heating up is what counts. If it's
in the radiator a short period of time it will also be in the
block a short period of time. The ratio will stay approximately 
the same for all water speeds. The purpose of the thermostat
is to adjust this ratio to maintain a constant temp.

- Ted Packard, 68 Scout 800

jbade@domain.elided wrote:

> Joel,
>
> The thermostat is even more important in hot weather like your talking.
> Just like a thermostat keeps coolant in the engine when it's cold (keeping
> the engine at proper temperature and providing for heat),
> It also keeps coolant in the radiator so it has a chance to cool.
> When you run an engine without a thermostat, the coolant never stays in the
> radiator long enough to cool down.