Upon removing the thermostat cover for an inspection I saw salt..... LOTS of too.
Removing the thermostat from its salt seal, I proceeded to dig out more than a heaping tablespoon of salt from the housing.
Looking at a thermostat with this appearance 
was convincing enough to consider it "out of action", and RTV'd the cover back in place.
Since there was barely enough wind to move, I was very relieved to not hear the hot alarm squeal after a minute.!!
As long as you are in the south , it probably won't hurt to run for awhile without a thermostat . But you need to get one as soon as possible , to keep the motor at an efficient temperature .
ReplyDeleteI thought that might be the case.
ReplyDeleteI am slowly devising a "quick rinse" idea for this kind of cruising. Maybe a " daily rinse" would be a better term. Thanks Gypsy!!