daman
New member
the point is on a stock sled if it has it leave it, if it doesn't have it leave it,stay in the snow and you'll be alright,ride!
Mac
Member
Seems their are many opinions. If you subscribe to the common sense approach this where I made the mistake. I believed that by blocking the short loop and only allowing coolant to pump the long way around would do a better job of cooling the motor. It just makes for a logical concept. It just didnt work.
I timed the warm up and it was only 7-8 minutes to achieve 140 degrees. When I look into the bottle the coolant was pumping and pumping fast so I am sure I'm getting good circulation.
The next day I stuffed a used piston into that cylinder reinstalled the thermostat pulled the bypass plug (yes I had drilled the hole in the plug) and the sled now runs perfect.
One of two things is wrong. Either the coolant cannot pull heat from the motor because of the speed of the coolant. Or two the coolant does not stay in the exchangers long enough to become cooled because of the high speed it travels around the loop. This second idea is what happens if you remove a thermostat from a car or truck. The vehicle overheats because it does not spend enough time in the radiator.
I hate doing dumb things. This one takes the cake. Self inflicted punishment for trying to use common sense.
I timed the warm up and it was only 7-8 minutes to achieve 140 degrees. When I look into the bottle the coolant was pumping and pumping fast so I am sure I'm getting good circulation.
The next day I stuffed a used piston into that cylinder reinstalled the thermostat pulled the bypass plug (yes I had drilled the hole in the plug) and the sled now runs perfect.
One of two things is wrong. Either the coolant cannot pull heat from the motor because of the speed of the coolant. Or two the coolant does not stay in the exchangers long enough to become cooled because of the high speed it travels around the loop. This second idea is what happens if you remove a thermostat from a car or truck. The vehicle overheats because it does not spend enough time in the radiator.
I hate doing dumb things. This one takes the cake. Self inflicted punishment for trying to use common sense.
valin
Active member
You did not hurt your motor because you removed the thermostat. There are many of us who have done this, and it results in colder running motors everytime. You probably cold seized it.
bufalobob
Member
mac:
newsbreak
you absolutley did not burn a piston because you took out the thermostat - even if you never blocked the bypass hose. reread my posts in the thread you referenced.
bob
newsbreak
you absolutley did not burn a piston because you took out the thermostat - even if you never blocked the bypass hose. reread my posts in the thread you referenced.
bob
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