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I've got a 72 degree TC water outlet on the way to replace my seriously corroded outlet. As I understand it these were aluminum for TB/TC but my old outlet is very magnetic. Odd. Anyway, on to my question. I was looking at my newer SS thermostat housing and was wondering if I couldn't just drill a 2-3mm hole in the thermostat, block off the bypass and route a hose straight from the water pump to the radiator bottom hose? If I could remove the branch pipe completely it would eliminate some interference with the supercharger belt tensioner bits.

The thermostat has a small jiggle pin but I don't think it would work as a bypass unless I remove the pin completely. Anyone done something similar?

Thanks.

Hi Dave,

I don't see why you couldn't do that. Many people run with no thermostat at all, so having a small hole would not be detrimental to the engine's ability to warm up properly. I've seen more than one TC with the bypass circuit eliminated.

Hi Steve,
Thanks for the confirmation. I assumed this would work but I've thought that before on other things only to be bitten.