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Originally Posted by harrisop48
Neil and Trikey,
Can you confirm that if you have a normal working thermostat in the engine
you can fit an additional stat in the top hose with no issue?
Thanks, Peter.
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It has been done, BUT can cause cooling problems. It adds a second potential failure point in the cooling system. Thermostats don't always fail in the open position. There is also the amount of restriction of coolant flow with a second restriction in a system that was designed for one.
Don't do it. If the original fails open (usual) you could get away with adding the inline temporarily. How long is temporary? That's like asking "How long is a piece of string?". Me? I would take out the failed original and install a full size inline thermostat (not the smaller Renault one), so future replacements are easy.
Cheers,
Glenn