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Do you use a thermostat in your mini?
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Author:  Namibian CAMEL [ Sun Dec 11, 2005 8:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Do you use a thermostat in your mini?
Do you?
Ill be getting mine back sometimes reasonably soon, and even though its such a small thing, ive been told it is important, in getting oil up to temp and so on, reducing engine wear.

But, when i was at the mini shows and having massive overheating trouble, so many of the old blokes with their immaculate minis, probably had them since brand new, told me to just throw the thermostat away, ya dont need one, they dont ever use one.

I asked if i needed a thermostat on another forum (about other cars) and got 'bagged out', as it is, basically for being a shithead, cause i told them i was going to throw it away.

So do you? Do I?
If so are they all the same, or what is a better one 8)
Author:  simon k [ Sun Dec 11, 2005 9:10 pm ]
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I always use one, except for my Mini K years ago that had a sus cooling system.... since then I've never needed not to - I bet they used thermostats on the bathurst race cars in the 60's

if you don't use one, you need a big washer siliconed in place with a 5cm ish hole to slow down the flow of water, otherwise the water just goes too fast to take any heat out of the motor, or to cool in the radiator - they actually sell a special blanking plate for the job
Author:  TheMiniMan [ Sun Dec 11, 2005 9:38 pm ]
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If everything is perfect in the engine & surrounding systems, then an engine should run quite cold without a thermostat

not good at all,,,& much engine wear occurs & also the state of tune would be yuk & require much more fuel to be added into the air stream for it to run fair,,,not the way to do things really

Heaps of race guys do use restrictor plates, but the original intention here was to help lessen any chances of failure, as "IF" a thermostat stuck open or shut during a race, then the car would obviously not work that well , yeah??? easy to understand hey?

so with a blanking plate, with a certain hole size to suit the engines cooling needs on full noise at race meetings, then no dramas with stuck thermostats, simple

Blanking plates are not recomended for road cars tho, the thermostat is a cooling regulator, so as to help keep the engine running at a certain temp througout a whole range of differing circumstances, & not just at full noise at a race meeting, it needs to creat a consistant temp through road idling, cruising & fast hi-way use as well

if you have overheating issues, then find the problem/cause & don`t just try to cover up the symptom by throwing the thermostat away,,,that is of course as long as the thermostat is not the cause :-)

hope that helps explain things & gives good background to the original intention for the blanking plate idea
Author:  awdmoke [ Sun Dec 11, 2005 9:39 pm ]
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You're in Tasmania for Fs sake - you will need a thermostat.

Just test it first (even a new one) by putting it in a pot on the stove & bringing it to boil.
Author:  gafmo [ Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:01 am ]
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Yes

74 degree Thermostat :!:
Author:  drmini in aust [ Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:20 am ]
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For Tassie I would go an 82C, even an 88C maybe. U might like the heater to actually heat... :lol:
Author:  VeG [ Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:28 am ]
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i always have, and always will use a thermostat.

my 2c :)
Author:  BeanMe [ Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:38 am ]
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The first clubby I had ran no thermostat. When i took the engine and radiator out i was surprised to find it didnt have one in there. There was no issues with it over heating, but i put a new one in there and it still ran cool after wards (get the radiator cleaned out or in your case a new one). Second clubby was much the same and got one put in and still no problems. Go the thermostat mate.
Author:  drmini in aust [ Mon Dec 12, 2005 11:24 am ]
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On a stinking hot day the thermostat in a Mini is near wide open anyway, regardless of its temp rating.. :lol:
Worth having for 2 reasons alone:
1. Warms up motor MUCH faster to minimise wear,
2. Makes water hot enough to run a heater....
Author:  J_A_M [ Mon Dec 12, 2005 11:34 am ]
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I would always run a thermostat in ANY car.
Author:  Lillee [ Mon Dec 12, 2005 11:38 am ]
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J_A_M wrote:
I would always run a thermostat in ANY car.


Esp in Tasmania!

If you are overheating in Tasmania then you've got more problems that cannot be simply solved by removing the thermostat...
Author:  Namibian CAMEL [ Mon Dec 12, 2005 3:48 pm ]
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It was just strange when the experienced mini blokes, i suppose like the Dr's of Tassie, they told me to just chuck it away cause they dont even use one.

I dont actually have a running mini yet, still being put together (7 weeks its been off the road now), i just want to make sure i tell my mechanincs the right info :)
Thankyou people :!:
Author:  FIGJAM [ Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:32 pm ]
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In Tasmania during winter, YES.
Author:  Gilly [ Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:39 pm ]
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Where abouts does everybodys needle point on the gauge at normal opertating tenp?
On my clubby its on 1/4
On the K its on 3/4 :?
Author:  FIGJAM [ Mon Dec 12, 2005 6:04 pm ]
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Gilly wrote:
Where abouts does everybodys needle point on the gauge at normal opertating tenp?
On my clubby its on 1/4
On the K its on 3/4 :?
Head Gasket / radiator, hoses on the K ?
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