My accord has been running ok the temp has never risen above 1/4 mark, I just replaced my radiator because it was leaking still not going over the 1/4 mark. I also replaced the thermostat, which there was none before (no wonder it never went over 1/4) so i just restarted after changing both the rad and the thermostat and now it runs all the way to H within a 1/4 mile from home. Top hose is hot bottom hose is cold. the fan came on when the car is off for the 15 mins via the timer switch. no coolant coming out around the timing belt cover. when you turn on the ac no fans. but it comes on when the car is turned off. ugh i am going to take out the thermostat and see if it runs the way it used to before i put in the tstat. I tested this new thermostat before i put it in and it seemed to open. very frustrated help!!
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ok just retested the thermostat and it works fine. would the fans switch being broken make it over heat so quickly? ugh this is so frustrating that i feel sick.
edit: so the plot thicken I took the thrmostat out and now the car runs fine again never leaves the 1/4 mark again! drove it around town in traffic no temp flux what so ever. WTF?Last edited by Bandoni; 11-22-2007, 03:12 PM. -
any ideas? I tell ya this is an enigma covered mystery with puzzler filling.Comment
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It ain't that hard, you have a bad thermostat. If the lower hose never got hot, then the thermostat is stuck closed and the cooling system is stuck running in closed loop, and yes of course it's going to overheat. Go the dealer, buy a thermostat, don't go to schucks and get their cheap aftermarket stuff. It's no good. OE only on thermostats if you want no problems.
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Originally posted by oranger
thermostat worked perfectly I tested it twice yes it wasn't oem but it still worked perfectly opened fully at 180* and opened fully. I mean yes it was after market but it was still functioning as it should.Comment
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Well...if it doesn't work with that thermostat in it, and it works great when you take it out...one can only conclude that the thermostat is broken. Get a different one and try it.
You're asking for help, Im telling you what to try.
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When its showing H, is it actually overheating, or is it just showing that. Maybe the sensor is bad.
But hell, if top is hot and bottom is cold it has to be thermostadt. The other thing i would say water pump, but its not that bc then it would be the same with the thermo in or out.
Maybe the thermostadt is bad dude? You are supposed to be able to press down on the thing, like its a spring that gets compressed. Can you physically compress it, or no?
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Originally posted by JohnD1079
it physically can be compressed as well as under boiling water i am going to get a oem thermostat next week (40 mile drive
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if you tested it according to to manual, like heating the water up and seeing what temp it opens, then a OEM one wont do shit.
Maybe there is a clog somewhere in your system? i dunno what to think of
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Not really. If he's telling the whole story (which we have to assume) then when he took the aftermarket thermostat out (and just ran without a tstat i presume) then it worked fine. Meaning it isn't a clog or anything, but the thermostat. IF you remove a piece while the system isn't working, and after removal it works, then that piece is necessarily broken...or you have one helluva wierd failure that no one on this board will be able to diagnose.Originally posted by JohnD1079
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your right i am running without a thermostat right now, and it seems to be running fine way cooler then normal but normal none the less. it's just very perplexing that this component could be this faulty when it clearly tested ok (and i did test it exactly like the manual said)Originally posted by orangerComment
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stupid idea but could you have it installed backwards?Comment
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true!Originally posted by NorcoAccord
most likely not tho, go to honda and replace the thermostat with the oem one, then make sure you bleed the coolantComment
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Originally posted by NorcoAccord
lol this is one possibility i thought of but i followed the instructions in the manual and installed it springs toward the engine.Comment
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we dont know then.
. At least i dont. sorry.
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