1998 Honda Accord Overheating on a Stop & Go Traffic

1998 HONDA ACCORD
149,161 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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JETTGEAR
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Hello folks, my Accord is acting weird these past couple of months. Whenever i am on a stop and go traffic ( i really mean stop and go) the needle on my dashboard's temp gauge is going up the roof. I had to stop and take a 15 minute rest just to have the engine cool off a little bit. Then, whenever i do a continous driving, the temp goes back to normal. I also tried one time when it overheated to just drive it back home, and voila! what do you know, the temp went back to it's normal state. I had the cooling system flushed. I had it serviced also. One thing that i noticed was the cooling fans won't turn on whenever ngine is getting hotter, the same whenever i am waiting for example in a parking lot and my engine is running. I usually noticed that the cooling fans will turn on intermittently. I also checked the fuse for the cooling fans and it is okay. Please help, i don't have a fortune to spend on car repairs. Your input is very much appreciated. Thanks a lot!!
Dec 1, 2008 at 4:06 PM
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DAVE H
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check/replace the radiator fan relay in underhood fuse/relay box


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Dec 1, 2008 at 9:34 PM
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JETTGEAR
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Hi Dave H! Thanks so much for your help. I just have one thing to ask, do you have a much bigger picture? I am having a hard time figuring out the info on the pictures. Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays!

Much appreciated!!
Dec 2, 2008 at 3:44 AM
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DAVE H
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try saving the picture onto your comuter .. you should then be able to make it bigger or zoom into it ..
Dec 2, 2008 at 5:09 AM
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JETTGEAR
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I tried saving it already before i asked you but it is still unreadable. I tried zooming it in but the words and the image became blurred, i even tried to print it out but no luck, couldn't read anything off of it.
Dec 2, 2008 at 1:53 PM
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DAVE H
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check or replace this rela ... middle on right hand side of underhood fuse/relay box .. i can't make it any bigger ..sorry hope you can see this ?


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Dec 2, 2008 at 4:01 PM
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