Can i drive my 1996 civic without a thermostat?
Can i drive my 1996 civic without a thermostat?
08-09-2013, 10:47 AM
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Re: Can i drive my 1996 civic without a thermostat?
No.. You cant.. Unless you want to over heat your block. Thermostats are like $15.00 driving with no thermostat wuld over heat one side of the block.. Dont do it
08-09-2013, 11:01 AM
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Re: Can i drive my 1996 civic without a thermostat?
i put one in with a fail safe on it(if it breaks it stays open) a little while back, but its been over heating, need a new radiator but can't get one for 2 1/2 weeks so i was thinking tell then i run without a thermostat, and i checked my hoses and my top hose is hot and the bottom hose it not, so i'm thinking its the thermostat
08-09-2013, 11:04 AM
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Re: Can i drive my 1996 civic without a thermostat?
How would it over heat one side of your block? I drove with a thermostat that was stuck open for 1 month. Car hardly ever got warm, not good for the engine in the long.
08-09-2013, 11:18 AM
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Re: Can i drive my 1996 civic without a thermostat?
when the car heats up antifreeze comes out the top seems of the radiator, and my fan is hard wired connected , so can i take it out for 2 weeks?
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08-09-2013, 11:34 AM
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Re: Can i drive my 1996 civic without a thermostat?
maybe, just maybe, he asked a question. No, you don't NEED a thermostat, it's just a good idea to have a working one. It might just occur to you that radiators cost a lot of money to fix if you are buying OEM.
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Re: Can i drive my 1996 civic without a thermostat?
its not working, the top rad hose is way hotter then the bottom rad hose(which means its not circling well) and i got the fail safe one
08-09-2013, 11:55 AM
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Re: Can i drive my 1996 civic without a thermostat?
If top hose is hot and bottom is cold then your radiator is plugged or water pump is bad.
Taking your thermostat out will not let your cooling system work properly. A thermostat is used to regulate engine temp.
No thermostat will cause it to take longer to warm up initially, then cause it to overheat because the coolant doesn't have long enough to cool down in the radiator.
Taking your thermostat out will not let your cooling system work properly. A thermostat is used to regulate engine temp.
No thermostat will cause it to take longer to warm up initially, then cause it to overheat because the coolant doesn't have long enough to cool down in the radiator.
08-09-2013, 12:19 PM
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Re: Can i drive my 1996 civic without a thermostat?
If top hose is hot and bottom is cold then your radiator is plugged or water pump is bad.
Taking your thermostat out will not let your cooling system work properly. A thermostat is used to regulate engine temp.
No thermostat will cause it to take longer to warm up initially, then cause it to overheat because the coolant doesn't have long enough to cool down in the radiator.
Taking your thermostat out will not let your cooling system work properly. A thermostat is used to regulate engine temp.
No thermostat will cause it to take longer to warm up initially, then cause it to overheat because the coolant doesn't have long enough to cool down in the radiator.
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Re: Can i drive my 1996 civic without a thermostat?
take it to a radiator/muffler shop, have them flush out your system..see what the problem is, you dont want to risk driving like this, even having your fan wire'd straight is stupid, your engine is runner cooler then it is suppose too...your creating more problems for your self in the long run..just park the car tell you get a new rad or take it to a shop..
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Re: Can i drive my 1996 civic without a thermostat?
well i took my thermostat out and it was broken, im goin to run without it for 2 weeks, and in two weeks im getting a new rad and new water pump...so its only 2 weeks then itll be fixed, i dont drive much anyways ill probaly drive 50-100 miles maybe in 2 weeks
08-10-2013, 04:22 AM
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Re: Can i drive my 1996 civic without a thermostat?
As for getting a new fan? WTF? The fan obviously works if it's wired to run all the time. How do you figure you need a new fan?
So you BOUGHT the car in this condition?
08-10-2013, 07:12 AM
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