92 Accord Overheats while stopped

My '92 Accord will overheat if not moving for a couple minutes. The
thermostat and water pump have been replaced. The car is new to me. Is it
possible that the fan (or fans) are not running? Thanks.

Ted

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If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger.
- Frank Lloyd Wright

 

Sounds likely. Do you hear the fans running when it overheats?

 

Nope. It is stupid, but before this, i never realized that I had never
heard the fans run. Now I just have to figure out why they aren't.

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If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger.
- Frank Lloyd Wright

 

Check out the "93 Accord overheating" thread in the alt.autos.honda
newsgroup. You might find some relevant troubleshooting tips there.

 

Generally one can easily check the cooling fan(s) status by
operating the HVAC system in AC or defrost mode. However simply
knowing that the fan(s) operate does not mean they are coming on
at the proper temperature. The thermal switch should be checked
for proper function, as well. If everything is operating as
designed, then I would determine the condition of the radiator.


mike hunt

 

Ignore this clown. The gen 5 Accords have separate fans...one for a/c,
another for cooling.


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'03 S2000
'94 Accord

It's just about going fast...that's all...

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A blocked rad will cause overheating at speed, not at idle, the opposite of
the OP's complaint.

You should stop guessing, "Mike".