BBC T-stat bypass hose, do I need it???
07-14-2004 | 08:34 PM
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From: King george, Virginia/Potomac River
BBC T-stat bypass hose, do I need it???
Here's the set up;
502 running a circulating pump and factory T-stat housing with CMI headers using the lower individual tubes for exhaust water and the fittings on the elbows plugged.
Do I need to use the bypass hose connected from the the water pump to the intake?
502 running a circulating pump and factory T-stat housing with CMI headers using the lower individual tubes for exhaust water and the fittings on the elbows plugged.
Do I need to use the bypass hose connected from the the water pump to the intake?
07-14-2004 | 09:03 PM
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From: pitman nj
Re: BBC T-stat bypass hose, do I need it???
It allows the water to circulate while the t-stat is closed. This causes the heat off of the heads and block to reach the t-stat before the heads and block to get to hot. I have the same setup WITH the bypass hose. Without it I would think it would take the t-stat a lot longer to realize it's warm.
