[Vwdiesel] flushing cooling system without thermostat okay?

[Derek]

Don't see why not.  I think that the worst that will happen is it will run
cold ....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Taygan" <william at taygan.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 8:55 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] flushing cooling system without thermostat okay?


> The 1980 truck is coming back together.  I want to do multiple flushes to
> get the oil out of the cooling system.  Can I run the truck without the
> thermostat without breaking anything?  That is, will the water pump still
> work without the thermostat?  I've got the kind where the thermostat comes
> out of the housing on the bottom of the water pump (Its own housing, not
> inside the pump part).  Of course, I'll put the thermostat back in when
I'm
> done with the flushes.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Will Taygan
> Concrete, WA
>
>
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