DesignGuy wrote:
> >
> > 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!
>
>
> I'm confused. I was thinking that was the thermo switch/sensor, since
it
> labeled such on the FAQ:
>
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/overh...ndex/index.htm
> (photo next to "Thermo Sensor Check")
>
> Are the thermo sensor/thermostat one and the same?
>
> Also, tnx for the tip on using an OEM part, I'll be sure to do that.

DG, in your post refering to the photo in "Thermo Sensor Check"
The brass colored Sensor is the Thermo Switch. The wires under the
bolt to the right are ground wires. The bolt there holds the cover
to the thermostat, the hose on the right side of the picture is the
lower radiator hose. Remove this hose and another bolt(or two) and
the cover for the thermostat comes off.