Incorrect,

my Acura Vigor price for the thermostat was 86$ sale price, 110$ regular
price. Plus 11$ for gasket!

15$ at Canadian Tire... I still bought the OEM.

Adrian


"TeGGer®" > wrote in message
...
> "DesignGuy" > wrote in
> news:PH8Qd.70$tl3.28@attbi_s02:
>
>> I believe I've got a bad thermo switch/sensor in my 1995 Honda Civic
>> LX. The radiator fan does not come on when the AC is switched on
>> (though the compressor fan works okay). I checked the fan relay by
>> putting 12VDC across the coil and I hear a click, plus I get
>> continuity across the contacts. I've bent the pins in case the socket
>> connection is bad. Shorting out the contacts in the fan relay socket
>> causes the fan to come on, so the fan itself is okay. That's the
>> disgnostic work I've done so far.
>
>
>
> Does the rad fan come on when the engine has been in heavy traffic for 5
> minutes?
>
> Warm it up all the way, take it to a quiet side street somewhere, and then
> simulate heavy stop-and-go "inch forward" traffic for 5 minutes. If your
> fan is not coming on, the temp gauge will begin to rise.
>
>
>>
>> Thanks to Tegger's FAQ, I've been able to locate the thermo switch,
>> but I cannot figure out how to remove the connector for testing
>> purposes. It's rotated in such a way that I can't see do undo the
>> connector, and help here?
>>
>> Aside from the connector, are there any pitfalls I should know about
>> when replace the thermo switch? It's fairly easy to get to, so I
>> should be able to do it myself.
>>
>> Also would like to change the thermostat, but never having done that I
>> need some assistance. First, in locating it. Then in determine what
>> type it is (med temp/high temp) and removal procedure. I've read that
>> on later model Honda's it's on the lower radiator hose but I can't see
>> it.
>
>
>
> The thermostat is at the TOP of the engine, where the heat goes. The lower
> hose is a long, snaky thing that goes from the bottom of the rad to the
> thermostat housing. Follow the hose from the rad to the other end and
> there
> it is.
>
> WORD OF WARNING:
> DO NOT INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET THERMOSTAT. Those things are much too likely
> to cause you no end of grief. An OEM (and gasket) is less than $20.
>
> There is only one rating of OEM: 90C/194F. DO NOT install a cooler one!
>
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