"Tegger" <invalid@invalid.inv> wrote in message
news:Xns9CBAC85668B89tegger@208.90.168.18...
> "3rd & Long" <defense@sec.fb> wrote in
> news:hcvm58$kbo$1@news.albasani.net:
>
>> "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
>
>
>
> They don't. The ones I see are made by Nippon Thermostat, are marked
> "NTCL", and are of superlative quality.
>
>
>
>> -- 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?
>>
>
>
> Because OEM is built to Honda's exacting and stringent specs. Aftermarket,
> even from the same manufacturer as the OEM stuff, is built to be cheap.
>
> Aftermarket is crap, and aftermarket thermostats are crappy. There is no
> acceptably "high quality" aftermarket thermostat available for Hondas.
> Anything other than OEM is a step down.
>
>
> --
> Tegger
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

OK, thanks. You convinced me...