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I've noticed a few old posts where a number of people experienced the
same problems I had with overheating in a 92 Accord.

In my case the rad and thermostat were replaced and the car kept on
overheating. To make a long story short I found the problem was in the
positioning of the thermostat. Honda's cooling system is quite
different than north american systems.

There's a small hole on the thermostat which has to be lined up with
the thermoswitch so it can operate properly. As soon as I did this my
overheating problems were fixed.

Does anyone know if the newer Hondas still have the same type of
cooling systems? This would seem to be a very common problem to
backyard and non-Honda mechanics.

"rshpeley" <raymond.shpeley@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1148601479.211057.304520@j33g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com:

> I've noticed a few old posts where a number of people experienced the
> same problems I had with overheating in a 92 Accord.
>
> In my case the rad and thermostat were replaced and the car kept on
> overheating. To make a long story short I found the problem was in the
> positioning of the thermostat. Honda's cooling system is quite
> different than north american systems.
>
> There's a small hole on the thermostat which has to be lined up with
> the thermoswitch so it can operate properly. As soon as I did this my
> overheating problems were fixed.



It has nothing to do with the thermoswitch.


>
> Does anyone know if the newer Hondas still have the same type of
> cooling systems? This would seem to be a very common problem to
> backyard and non-Honda mechanics.
>
>


It isn't a problem for anyone who uses OEM thermostats, or who knows how
his cooling system works.

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rshpeley wrote:
> I've noticed a few old posts where a number of people experienced the
> same problems I had with overheating in a 92 Accord.
>
> In my case the rad and thermostat were replaced and the car kept on
> overheating. To make a long story short I found the problem was in the
> positioning of the thermostat. Honda's cooling system is quite
> different than north american systems.
>
> There's a small hole on the thermostat which has to be lined up with
> the thermoswitch so it can operate properly. As soon as I did this my
> overheating problems were fixed.
>
> Does anyone know if the newer Hondas still have the same type of
> cooling systems? This would seem to be a very common problem to
> backyard and non-Honda mechanics.
>
but the thermostat is keyed [or at least, the thermostat/gasket assembly
is keyed], so shadetree would have to be not paying much attention.
failure to align leads to air locks, hence your overheating issue. the
thermoswitch doesn't have anything to do with this operation.