Thermostat
Just a silly Question about the Thermostat (Throttle Body Thermostat to control water flow temperature to throttle body) that is connected to the air filter box. Will it hurt the engine if I connected it directly to each other, Due I broke mine and need to drive about 50miles to get a replacement.
Big, Big Time Poster
No problem. I did the same thing years ago....
Originally Posted by bad2buck
Just make sure you don't have a leak or you will eventually overheat your engine since it uses the coolant flowing from the radiator. This device is to get the throttle body heated up in case of a cold day. I live in Arizona so I could pretty much bypass it and plug the hole in the air filter box.
JD
Major Contributor
Check the coolant passage in you throttle body. There's a good chance that it is completely plugged with deposits. That's what we found on my brother's M50 engine. I guess that there is not much circulation through that cooling circuit because the airbox thermostat only opens during cold weather.
Big, Big Time Poster
If indeed it is clogged use some type of drain cleaner. Make sure you only use it until water starts to flow out the other side because you don't want to damage the TB.
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