Re: 1954 Convertible Coupe Engine Overhaul Project

Posted by humanpotatohybrid On 2023/3/9 5:12:43

Like Don said, leaving the thermostat out can actually make the engine run hotter, I believe to be because the coolant as too much momentum to diffuse throughout the radiator properly. Eventually I plan to run a fluid simulation to test my theory on this.

At least once, reinstalling the thermostat with no other changes, cured a heating problem. Since you have such precise equipment, it would be interesting to compare the two heating curves with the only difference being the thermostat.