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So the head gasket is done on my car i have already figured it out. I have a new engine for it rather than fix the one i have. Problem is it needs to get a 5 hour drive to where the engine is. Has anyone had any luck with removing the thermostat and or grounding the fans. Just need it to make one last journey.

 
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how bad is it?

• how much coolant loss?
• how fast overheating?

turn heat on and see how long to overheat

 
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I can drive it around all day in town with no issue, however if i put any sort of effort into the car ie: up hills and down hills she starts to get hot. No real coolant loss other than when it overfills my reservoir and comes out that way. and i have no heat when coolant temp goes up, pretty sure it air locks my heater core as well as the thermostat housing as the fans dont come on until my heat starts to come back

 
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1. consider getting an engine closer than 5 hours - check scrapyard database car-part.com
2. if you have mountains in these 5 hours, well... remember that having the engine in the trunk means 3 people weight counting you
3. If you decide to do the trip, remove all air from radiator/engine, carry one or two coolant to refill as needed.

My civic had a small leak, no overheating ever happened (other than track days with short cool down lap). I drove back from Quebec to TN (20 hours).
But then, again, it was a small leak.

 
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hmm yea the engine will be replaced where it ends up so no worries driving it back. Maybe ill do a test run first!