it must have a thermostat for the cooling system to work, without it theres nothing to slow the coolent down and let it absorb heat and or loose heat in the radiator, it's hard to say what is wrong with the cooling system, the thermostat may of died, the fan clutch is another suspect, the radiators on those early cars hardly ever clog up

Originally Posted by
mrbmw1
my 87 325is keeps running hot took out the thermastat since in miami but still heating up any suggestions
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it