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Re: Need to replace thermo switch and thermostat in 95 Civic

TeGGer® 15 February 2005 03:39:46
 "Nightdude" <nightdude@rogers.c­om> wrote in
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Incorrect,>
my Acura Vigor price for the thermostat was 86$ sale price, 110$> regular price. Plus 11$ for gasket!


Whooooa! Mine was $12 at the dealer. I've NEVER bought an OEM thermostat
for any make that was more than $20. Maybe I'm buying the wrong cars.

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


You won't regret it.


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TeGGer® 15 February 2005 03:49:16 permanent link ]
 "DesignGuy" <dontbother@nowhere­.com> wrote in
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I'm confused. I was thinking that was the thermo switch/sensor, since> it labeled such on the FAQ:> http://www.tegger.c­om/hondafaq/overheat­ing/overheating-inde­x/index.htm> (photo next to "Thermo Sensor Check")>
Are the thermo sensor/thermostat one and the same?


No. The thermostat is a big round mechanical thing about 2" in diameter.
It's inserted into the coolant stream and is supposed to block coolant flow
until a proper temperature is reached. The only way to change it is to
drain the coolant and remove the thermostat housing.

http://tegger.com/h­ondafaq/misc/thermos­tat.jpg

All the other things are electronic and serve to turn fans on and such.
They might tap into the coolant stream so they can sense the temperature,
but you can usually change them without draining the coolant.



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TeGGer® 15 February 2005 03:52:04 permanent link ]
 "DesignGuy" <dontbother@nowhere­.com> wrote in
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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.>
I forgot to answer this part -- no the rad fan does not come on,> whether driving at speed for a while or stop-and-go. The temp guage> doesn't rise to much, no more than 1/3 of the way up.>


Sounds like your thermostat may be going bad. You should be up to just
below the half-way mark on the gauge in less than ten minutes of driving.

How's your heater output?

The rad fan will NOT come on until the coolant temperature is high enough
to close the contacts in the fan switch. You may never be getting there.

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TeGGer® 16 February 2005 04:20:15 permanent link ]
 "DesignGuy" <dontbother@nowhere­.com> wrote in
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The temp guage never rises above 1/3 level (so far). Tegger, you had> asked about the heat output in the passanger compartment. At times, it> seems to be normal. Other times, it seems to be cool, even when the> temp setting is over at max. Could this be due to a bad thermostat or> something else?



Personally, I think you're barking up the wrong tree here. 1 ohm or 8 ohms
means nothing. If the temp gauge never gets past 1/3, the rad fan WILL NOT
START NO MATTER WHAT.

If you simulated the heavy stop-and-go traffic like I said for AT LEAST 5
MINUTES, and the temp gauge DID NOT RISE, then your engine IS NOT HEATING
UP ENOUGH to make the fan come on.

I do believe you have a bad thermostat. Replace with new **OEM** for $20,
then report back, BEFORE you spend bigger bucks on the thermoswitch.


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Mike 16 February 2005 12:10:16 permanent link ]
 In article <PH8Qd.70$tl3.28@at­tbi_s02>, "DesignGuy"
<dontbother@nowhere­.com> wrote:
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).

If you've come to the conclusion of a faulty radiator fan circuit based on
activating the A/C, listen up. The radiator and condenser fan circuits are
isolated from each other. Not all Hondas run both fans simultaneously when
using the A/C system. Your year Civic does *not*. They occasionally
overlap in operation when normal engine fan cooling is needed with the A/C
running. So unless you're having other real issues with the cooling
system, save your money...

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TeGGer® 16 February 2005 20:43:25 permanent link ]
 "DesignGuy" <dontbother@nowhere­.com> wrote in
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Actually, I didn't know that. I read otherwise at> http://tegger.com/h­ondafaq/overheating/­overheating-index/in­dex.htm :> "Start the car and turn on the AC (if so equipped). Both fans (AC> radiator and regular radiator) should turn on.> If the radiator fan is not turning on, the relay, wiring or fan motor> is bad or power is not getting to the fan relay."


Hey Remco, is a revision necessary there?


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TeGGer® 17 February 2005 05:11:16 permanent link ]
 ernests131@charter.n­et wrote in
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Tegger, Remco I just checked my 94 Civic(95 engine)> and with cold start with a/c on the a/c fan runs but> the rad fan does not run. It takes more than 15 min> for the engine to warm up enough for the rad fan to> come on. (temperature about 60F) My rad fan starts> at about half scale on temp gage.



Like I said...

The rad fan will come on only AFTER the coolant temperature has reached
about 190F.


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