Oct. 26, 2006 - Thermostat
Well, I guess that after 128000 miles my
thermostat had enough. Just the other day I headed to a store right
around the corner from me (about a 5min drive), and on the way there my
temp gauge was nearly pegged! Since I have owned the car the needle has
NEVER read more than half-way towards hot. So to see this was alarming,
and add to that the fact that I had no heat coming out of my vents.
When I got home the radiator and upper hose were cold, and since the
ETC sensor is on the thermostat housing, I figured it must be that.
When I got back inside my apartment I looked up how to change it in my
shop manual, the location was not bad and only two bolts had to be
removed to get to it. Despite the ease of removal I called the local
Honda dealer for a quote because it is cold out and I would be doing it
outside in my parking space. But when they told me $85 for labor alone
I hopped on my motorcycle and headed straight for autozone. The next
morning I got up and made a mess of my parking spot. It only took me
about an hour, but that is because I was talking to someone the whole
time and because the bolts were obstructed by coolant lines. But the
new one is in and everything is back to normal. And it only cost $11, I
love my Honda.
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