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Removing the thermostat will cause it to overheat (archive)
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Posted by Phil M. on May 21, 2001 at 06:23:31:

In Reply to: Reducing heat in the summer by posted by Antar Johnson on May 16, 2001 at 11:40:02:

The opening and closing cycle of the thermostat actually helps the car to cool. If the thermostat is stuck open or not present, the coolant flows through the radiator too fast, and it re-enters the engine un-cooled. I learned this when the thermostat broke on my '83 633csi. A new thermostat suddenly solved my warm-up problem, and made it run cooler.

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