Quote Originally Posted by shelu View Post
bro, ang makina ang mga dyep natin, modelo din yan. when those surplus engines arrived here from japan, they are fitted with t-stats. the only thing is, the way i understand, t-stats in colder countries helps in maintaining the operating temp for optimal performance of the engine. dahil pag walang t-stat, lalamig ang coolant. pag malamig ang coolant, poor engine performance at poor fuel consumption. unlike here, mainit na sa atin, kaya di na talaga siguro kailangan ang t-stat. ang taxi brod, pag may t-stat, tirik yan. kaya tinatanggal din ng mga taxi company. what im pointing out is, pag heavy duty ang gamit sa sasakyan, tatanggalin mo talaga. dahil sigurado mag over-heat. di kakayanin ng radiator na mapalamig ang coolant dahil sa restriction sanhi ng t-stat. but for normal use lang, no need to have it remove. pardon me for my shortcomings on thermodynamics. i just rely on experience.
This is just wrong in so many levels. Sorry to say that your "shortcomings on thermodynamics" is a gross understatement.