Running without a thermostat ok?

Funny thing is, after reading through the rest of this thread, I go out to the garage last night around midnight to check my lower radiator hose to see if it has a spring. It does!!!

But the hose is soft and needs replaced...so I go looking online for one and none of the ones I found have a spring.

Thanks for posting the link on the mustang spring. I hope my Mopar still runs with a Ford spring in it, LOL!!!!