Hi Caroline,

I believe that up until the revised 98 Accord having the fan
come on after shutting the car off was normal. I have a 99 Accord LX,
and I have yet to hear it come on after shutting off the car. Does
anyone else know otherwise?

Thanks,
Nick

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 22:05:52 GMT, "Caroline"
<caroline10027remove@earthlink.net> wrote:

>"MIN" <wlee04@chol.com> wrote
>> I have Honda LX 99 4 Door. Today I started engine to drive and I
>> noticed that
>> the thermometer indicator went up and down couple of times (it went up
>> to about half.) and it became normal and I drove about an hour
>> without any problmes. This is first time that I noticed it.
>> I was told that I should check or replace thermostat. I have heard
>> that after you change something which you should not then more
>> problmes occur.
>
>This is a cliche designed to relieve stress. Ignore it.
>
>Careful troubleshooting is all that is required.
>
>> I just wonder if anyone has same problem as this or should I check the
>> thermostat?
>
>The thermostat's a good first place to start, particularly given the age of the
>car.
>
>How many miles are on your car, BTW? If over 70,000 miles, it probably wouldn't
>hurt to replace the thermostat. If you're handy and have done a little work on
>cars in the past, replacing the thermostat is a pretty easy do-it-yourself job.
>
>The part should run you around $20. Don't forget the rubber gasket for it. Buy
>an OEM thermostat. My research on the net and around town indicates it's worth
>the couple extra bucks.
>
>My 91 Civic LX's cooling system was working fine, and at 151k miles I'd never
>replaced the thermostat. Someone here cautioned me that they do degenerate in
>performance over time, so it was probably a good idea to pre-emptively replace
>it, particularly given how long it had lasted.
>
>A few other questions:
>Do you follow the maintenance schedule for draining and replacing the coolant?
>
>Do you regularly check the reservoir level?
>
>Have you checked to see that the fan comes on after the car has sat and idled a
>while?
>