Ok I am a novice, last worked on Ford 100e Engine back in the 60's
After service in the RN Company car from 78 to this month I know a little
but it is old

Above car is all I have to travel daily in my new employ 32m each way

Engine over heated, no loss of coolant, turned out to be,  by trial and 
error
the thermostat had seized shut.

I had no access to a new thermostat, at the time and it is mounted on the
cylinder head, so I removed it and found it is part of the seal to put it 
back

I basically sawed through the thing and ended up with a seal to put it back
together but open flow, so the engine runs fine but cold

I bought a replacement thermostat today, though it does not have the rubber
seal on. (the supplier showed me several to prove that was how they come and
I have to remove the rubber seal off the old one and use that)

My problem is that No transport No work, and I am sure if I was to try
to remove the rubber ring seal and it was then damaged, then I could not
fit the new thermostat and I would be knackered

Am I ok to continue running with a continuous open flow , running cold
apart from freezing my balls off in the early morning run?
As I can not take the risk of ending up off road because I damaged the old
rubber seal

As you can see by my history I am a doddering oldie so please be gentle
I am willing to learn and have a go (necessity)
-- 
-- 
Regards Jimbo
Chillu chi nun si fa l'affari sua, cc la linterna va circann guai:
He who doesn't mind his own business
uses his lantern to look for trouble.

"Jimbo"  wrote in message 
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> Ok I am a novice, last worked on Ford 100e Engine back in the 60's
> After service in the RN Company car from 78 to this month I know a little
> but it is old
>
> Above car is all I have to travel daily in my new employ 32m each way
>
> Engine over heated, no loss of coolant, turned out to be,  by trial and 
> error
> the thermostat had seized shut.
>
> I had no access to a new thermostat, at the time and it is mounted on the
> cylinder head, so I removed it and found it is part of the seal to put it 
> back
>
> I basically sawed through the thing and ended up with a seal to put it 
> back
> together but open flow, so the engine runs fine but cold
>
> I bought a replacement thermostat today, though it does not have the 
> rubber
> seal on. (the supplier showed me several to prove that was how they come 
> and
> I have to remove the rubber seal off the old one and use that)
>
> My problem is that No transport No work, and I am sure if I was to try
> to remove the rubber ring seal and it was then damaged, then I could not
> fit the new thermostat and I would be knackered
>
> Am I ok to continue running with a continuous open flow , running cold
> apart from freezing my balls off in the early morning run?
> As I can not take the risk of ending up off road because I damaged the old
> rubber seal
>
> As you can see by my history I am a doddering oldie so please be gentle
> I am willing to learn and have a go (necessity)
> -- 
> -- 
> Regards Jimbo
> Chillu chi nun si fa l'affari sua, cc la linterna va circann guai:
> He who doesn't mind his own business
> uses his lantern to look for trouble.
>


find a Renault dealer and buy a gasket/seal.  running with no thermostat is 
bad in the long term

Cheers I did not know what effect it would have had in the long term, though 
it
is running fine at the moment
Must get it sorted soonest then
-- 
-- 
Regards Jimbo
Chillu chi nun si fa l'affari sua, cc la linterna va circann guai:
He who doesn't mind his own business
uses his lantern to look for trouble.

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>
> "Jimbo"  wrote in message 
> news:GdZxe.61940$G8.7449@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>> Ok I am a novice, last worked on Ford 100e Engine back in the 60's
>> After service in the RN Company car from 78 to this month I know a little
>> but it is old
>>
>> Above car is all I have to travel daily in my new employ 32m each way
>>
>> Engine over heated, no loss of coolant, turned out to be,  by trial and 
>> error
>> the thermostat had seized shut.
>>
>> I had no access to a new thermostat, at the time and it is mounted on the
>> cylinder head, so I removed it and found it is part of the seal to put it 
>> back
>>
>> I basically sawed through the thing and ended up with a seal to put it 
>> back
>> together but open flow, so the engine runs fine but cold
>>
>> I bought a replacement thermostat today, though it does not have the 
>> rubber
>> seal on. (the supplier showed me several to prove that was how they come 
>> and
>> I have to remove the rubber seal off the old one and use that)
>>
>> My problem is that No transport No work, and I am sure if I was to try
>> to remove the rubber ring seal and it was then damaged, then I could not
>> fit the new thermostat and I would be knackered
>>
>> Am I ok to continue running with a continuous open flow , running cold
>> apart from freezing my balls off in the early morning run?
>> As I can not take the risk of ending up off road because I damaged the 
>> old
>> rubber seal
>>
>> As you can see by my history I am a doddering oldie so please be gentle
>> I am willing to learn and have a go (necessity)
>> -- 
>> -- 
>> Regards Jimbo
>> Chillu chi nun si fa l'affari sua, cc la linterna va circann guai:
>> He who doesn't mind his own business
>> uses his lantern to look for trouble.
>>
>
> find a Renault dealer and buy a gasket/seal.  running with no thermostat 
> is bad in the long term
>