Re: Water flow
you could go without a stat, but i always use them on mine and all the cars i work on..
others grind the impeller fins to slow the flow but i never needed to do that.
i think your main concern is keeping it up to operating temp with a stat and not the flow issue.
i drill a couple holes in the stat for immediate tiny flow. some stats come with 1 or 2 holes i like to have 3..
cars that run to cool the oil contaminates quickly and sludges the motor even with a modern detergent oil.
take a old piece of old lower hose, that fits inside the upper tightly and will hold the stat from climbing inside
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