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Old August 23rd 14, 03:33 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Default Can I drive my car if the thermostat is bad

On 8/23/2014 9:18 AM, Shanda wrote:
> Can I drive my car if my thermostat is bad I need to take my car to get the
> part and then drive about 20 miles to have my son in law put it on is that
> gonna hurt the car


How do you know it's bad? Is it stuck open or closed? Although
not a good practice to drive w/o a thermostat, if it is stuck closed
(no flow through it), you'll absolutely have to remove it first, then
you can use the vehicle just for the period you describe.
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