"Tegger" <invalid@invalid.inv> wrote in message
news:Xns9CBA64AD49C93tegger@208.90.168.18...
> Gene Wagenbreth <genewxxx@isi-OS4> wrote in
> news:hcsheg$33m@venera.isi.edu:
>
>
> Sure does sound like a sticking thermostat. I'll bet it's crappy
> aftermarket, too.
>
> The heater feed is independent of the thermostat, so it will work even
> when
> the engine is cold and the thermostat is closed.
>
> Try a new OEM Honda thermostat. About $40 or so and worth every penny.
>

I doubt Honda manufactures their own thermostats -- instead buying them from
one of the high quality specialty manufacturers-- as they do for so many
parts and subassemblies of the car.

Why not just buy a high quality well designed/manufactured aftermarket
part -- not just some Big Box POS-- and save the extra dough?