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May I suggest getting a spare thermostat? I know if one doesn't open you can have some issues. I also know that in hot weather you can run without one. But, I prefer to have the parts in the engine as designed.
Good choice. Thermostats fail fairly frequently.
If you have a hose failure that you do a temp repair with duct tape , if you remove the thermostat from the system, the temp won't get high enough to pressurize the system and blow thru the tape.
(Proved that one after a marmot chewed a radiator hose on a friends jeep left at 10,000' until we could get the tools to remove the stuck flat tire.)
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