Thermostat..to retain or to remove..

[DeltaBravo]

Bakit usual recommendation ng mga radiator shop na tanggalin na lang ang thermostat? Nasa Pilipinas naman daw tayo at mainit naman kaya mas maganda wala na lang thermostat para free flowing kaagad ung water sa engine. iwas problema pa kapag nag malfunction yung thermostat (failed to open)

May nabasa naman ako na mas maganda ang may thermostat para makapg-build ng heat kaagad ung engine para sa proper combustion.

[1D4LV]

imho lang po.

since most of the cars here locally are assembled and manufactured here in the Philippines, i think there is more than that reason why thermostats are still included on newly released cars.

[vinj]

Keep it... if it needs replacement, its not that costly naman.

The thermostat regulates the flow of water into the engine depending on the temperature. Without it, water just flow through continuously and may keep the engine from reaching an optimal operating temperature.

My .002

[artpogi]

Keep it... if it needs replacement, its not that costly naman.

The thermostat regulates the flow of water into the engine depending on the temperature. Without it, water just flow through continuously and may keep the engine from reaching an optimal operating temperature.

Agree!

[OTEP]

A cold engine is inefficient. Magastos sa gas and produces excessive (although invisible) pollutants.

Sa tanghali lang mainit sa Pilipinas. May gabi at umaga pa din tayo. May Tagaytay, Baguio at Hi Peak din.

Most shade-tree radiator shop people didn't go to automotive tech school. Their only objective is to prevent overheating. They couldn't care less about proper operating temperatures and other engine parameters.

[julian]

may nabasa ako sa isang website na pwedeng butasan yung thermostat by 1/8". may time daw kasi na naiipon ang hangin sa may thermostat pag matagal nakapatay yung engine. And since di nya madetect temp ng coolant, hindi siya nagbubukas. So yung 1/8" na hole ay magbibigay ng daan sa hangin palabas sa radiator. Since maliit lang daw butas, di compromized yung function ng thermostat.

[roydok]

I agree.

[OTEP]

Usually nagkakahangin sa cooling system via improper flushing.

[RS Sprint]

Thermostat regulates engine temp via water cooling. But not many people realize that the engine, when operating in prolonged wide-open throttle conditions will not be cooled down enough by a free-flowing radiator since the radiator is unable to cool down the water enough before it reaches the engine and cools it. That's another function for the thermostat, allowing the water in the radiator to cool down before it goes back into the engine block's water galleys. A good way to look at this is shifting; dapat palamigin muna ang half ng content ng tubig mo before isabak mo ulit sa init; hance yung other half ng tubig content mo naman ang makakapahinga / cool-down.

Kaya hindi mo dapat tanggalin ang thermostat. :mrgreen:

[momoyster]

retain it sir, it was put there 4 a purpose :D