On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:14:15 -0700, jim beam > wrote:


>Gary Kaucher wrote:
>> "jim beam" > wrote in message
>> t...
>>> Gary Kaucher wrote:
>>>> 1994 Honda Accord EX, 4 door
>>>> 4 cylinder, Automatic Transmission
>>>>
>>>> I just recently replaced the Radiator fan motor, and now both my AC fan
>>>> and Radiator fan seem to be capable of turning on and off. However,
>>>> I don't think that they are turning on soon enough. With the recent hot
>>>> weather here in PA, if I idle the car with the AC off, I've noticed that
>>>> the temperature gauge needle will rise to just under the red zone (hot),
>>>> and then both fans (AC and Radiator) will come on, cool things a
>>>> little, turn off and then cycle on and off as they should, but at a
>>>> generally
>>>> higher temperature than I remember in the past. The radiator cap is
>> rated at
>>>> 13 psi. Is this the correct rating for the above vehicle? I am wondering
>> if
>>>> it
>>>> may have been accidentally replaced last summer.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Gary
>>>>
>>>>
>>> before worrying about the cap pressure, consider the following:
>>>
>>> when was the thermostat last replaced?
>>>
>>> in what condition is the radiator? is it clogged/sludged? filled with
>>> bugs?
>>>
>>> what level is the coolant? are you losing any? any bubbles in it?
>>> [check inside the radiator, not just look at the expansion bottle.]
>>
>>
>> The thermostat was replaced last summer. When I looked into the
>> radiator recently I did not see anything particulary unsightly, but I
>> suspect that it may have been six years and 50K since the antifreeze
>> has been changed.

>hard to change the thermostat without changing the coolant.

Only if you do the job with the car upside down.