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i have had probs with overheating golf changed thermostat for recommended one from main stealer still the same have run car with no thermostat in and all is well while i wait to get correct part, which may be some time as last one took 2 weeks to arrive from germany, will it be ok to drive car with no thermostat?

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Shouldnt hurt anything. The car will just take longer to warm up. Coolant will still flow all the way round the cooling system. The thermostat stops the coolant from going to the radiator and been cooled until the coolant gets warm then the thermostat opens gradually and lets the coolant flow to the radiator where it hets colled. Without the thermostat the coolant will flow unrestricted. This may cause the radiator fan to run more than usual and may make the temperature reading in the dash lower than normal.

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