On Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:13:17 AM UTC-5, Steve W. wrote:
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> > Can I drive my car if my thermostat is bad I need to take my car to get the
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> > part and then drive about 20 miles to have my son in law put it on is that
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> > gonna hurt the car
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> Depends on what you mean by bad. How do you know it's bad?
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> If it's stuck open so the engine takes a long time to heat up, then you
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> shouldn't have a problem other than it doesn't warm up.
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> If it's stuck closed so that the engine overheats then you won't want to
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> drive it because it will likely overheat.
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> IF you think it's bad because it has already gotten hot or overheated
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> then it may be that damage has already been done. Depends on the engine,
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> how hot it got and what you did when it got hot.
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> Steve W.

If you take it out and want to test it,see what the temperature rating on the it says. Put it in a pan of water on your stove. Turn on the heat and check it with a thermometer. If it is good, you should see it start opening.