Remco wrote:
> Alan Combellack wrote:
> > A few mornings ago the car was dead. Almost no battery charge at all but
> > some relay was clicking slowly.. I plugged in the charger and the fan
> > started to run. I temporarily fixed this by pulling the fuse but need to
> > find the actual switch or short circuit. Does anyone have any ideas as I
> > cannot see anything wrong. Everything else is fine. Please reply here or
> > by email removing the obvious bit and changing the first "a" to "r." TIA
> >
>
> The draining of your battery and the fan running is the clue.
>
> Most likely your fan relay has its contacts welded closed so the fan is
> probably running all the time, draining your battery.
> Or it could be that the part that drives the fan is bad, telling the
> relay to close and thus the fan to run, draining your battery.
>
> To determine whether your relay is bad, find the cooling and air
> conditioner fan relays. I think they are in the fuse box under the hood
> on an accord.
>
> Most likely they are identical (ie. have identical part numbers).
>
> If so, mark them both so you know where they came from (one coolant
> fan, one relay fan) and pull them both out.
> Then put the AC fan's relay in the coolant fan's socket. See if your
> problem now goes away. If so, your problem is the coolant fan's relay -
> get a new one.
> (now you know why you'll want to mark them when you pull them out).
>
> If the fan is still running with the AC relay in the coolant fan's
> socket, whatever drives your fan is bad. Report back so we can talk you
> through what to do next.
>
> Remco

I am not near a manual right now, but this PDF might be useful to you:
http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/AccordM...400/16-103.pdf

It shows where typically these relays are located, where the timer is
located (if that happens to be your problem -- less likely) and the
wiring between all components.