[alberg30] cooling systems

[greg vandenberg]

From: greg vandenberg <fashionguy at mailhost.kal.ameritech.net>

I have what may be a silly question about cooling systems, impellers and
thermostats. I have an Atomic 4 that has no thermostat and is a direct fresh
water system. I've been tempted to install a thermostat to correct what I have
thought was poor fuel combustion due to the fact that the A4 was running too
cold. I have corrected it to some extent by reducing the flow at the seacock.
My question guys is this... If I slow the flow of water that the impeller
wants to draw from the intake am I prematurely going to wear out the impeller?
And secondly if I put in a thermostat which will hold up the flow entirely
while the engine is coming up to temperature am I prematurely wearing out my
impeller. Am I missing something here or just thinking to hard?

Happy 4th- Greg

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