hey guys, i just bought me a 90 accord ex. It has been sitting at this couples driveway for 1 year. They didn't know what was wrong with it and didn't wanna get rid of it. Finally they put it up for sale. The car needed a New Distributor and Battery. I've replaced both, but i have discovered another problem. My fans don't kick in. Is it my thermostat? Does the thermostat have anything to do with the fans. And does fans not kickin' in mean, there is no coolant flow? The car runs and drives fine. I just wanna make sure everything is okay before i start using it as my daily driver. I need some help fast....
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to test thermostat:
let the car idle for about 20 minutes...feel both radiator hoses, upper and lower....the upper one should be hot pretty soon, but the bottom one should be cold for about 5 minutes then start to warm up....then they should be both warm, if one is still warm and one is cold cold after a while then its the thermostat.
also you may not be leaving the car on that long to see if its the fans that are gone...and it may be a coolant temp switch by the thermostatWhat makes me laugh about forums, is that no matter how much you try to help someone, they dont take the advice. Go ahead and do it the hard way.
You got to respect what you drive, and appreciate what you have, making the best of what you got. and if that means putting CAI, HID's, a phat stereo system, and a idiot in the drivers seat...then so be it!
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thanks for the advice. I'll go home and try to check it out. hope i can find the problem.
Another question; If i have to replace the thermostat. What thermostat do you recommend though???. Temperature wise...
And so, if the thermostat is bad, then my fans won't kick in, right!!!Comment
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my fans hardly ever came on until i shut my car off after driving.
if you're that worried, hardwire them to a switchComment
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