[lovehamr]

Dave, I'm in the process of building my first FE and after reading about thisa subject here and over on the FE forum I decided to use the bypass hose. At the very worst it couldn't hurt.
It also sounds like you may have a sticking thermostat. Do you have a matched housing and intake for the thermostat size? Don't really know if I said that right; but do your intake opening, housing opening and thermostat size match? I didn't even know that could be an issue untill about a month ago.
What intake gaskets are you using? I went with KCR's and they fit perfect on my Ed heads.

Steve