Overheating

[Rawze]

In an emergency, you do what you have to for a day or so -->

BUT...


In general --- I have seen destroyed liners form people running straight and/or distilled water on a wet liner enigne!!!!!

   

and...




It is the NITRATE ADDITIVES IN THE COOLANT that prevent this.

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ALSO::: --> Taking out the thermostat will not force coolant through the radiator. Only small amounts will flow to the radiator but the bulk will still bypass and run back down to the pump through the block due to osmosis. My understanding of it is that thermostat itself blocks off the bypass circuit, forcing coolant into the rad as it opens all the way. One can think of it as a sort of "this way -- or That way" type of circuit, depending on the temp of the coolant as it opens? At least that is what the video suggests. It also says that taking out the thermostat causes the engine to overheat.

It is explained at 2:53 in the video...