quick question

[jasonw_2005]

im not the most technically savyy person in the world. but will a car not having a thermorstat cause it to slowly get hot.

[garycrist]

The engine will get hot. The temp gauge will be fooled because the water is flowing through the motor so fast, it will not pick-up the heat.

[homealone]

Yes. If you remove the thermostat, coolant will not stay in the radiator long enough for the heat to dissipate gradually getting hotter.

[TENGRAM]

When your coolant reaches a certain temp the t-stat opens up anyway allowing the coolant to flow. Not having a t-stat will cause the coolant to take longer to warm up but will allow the engine to run cooler at operating temperature.

Heat is removed more efficiently by any heat exchanger when the hot fluid mass flow rate is increased. No t-stat = greater mass flow rate.