I had mine running for 30-45 minutes with no thermostat and I could barely get the needle to move up at all
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 21, 2018, at 1:46 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > A 61x engine with the thermostat removed WILL overheat. The thermostat closes > the passage back into the engine forcing coolant into the radiator. > Interestingly with a cold engine it won't happen right away but if you get > the engine warm, shut it off and restart it'll overheat rapidly. > -Curt > > > On Sunday, January 21, 2018, 10:27:18 AM EST, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> I removed the thermostat and >>reinstalled with the gasket but no >>> thermostat > >> The best way is to put in a blocked-open >thermostat, otherwise you do >> not get full flow through the radiator. > > On 61X engines the thermostat is removed. On 60X engines the thermostat is > blocked open. At least that's what the factory manual says. And no I don't > have a copy handy. > > Rick > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
