1984 Honda Civic Overheating

Hi KHLow2008
No the fan does not come on and off intermittently. It does turn and I was able to connect it so that it will run, but then it runs constantly.
The radiator cap was rated for 13lbs. I got one that is 7 lbs and it's not overheating now but it does get warm and drops back down to normal, but that's without the thermostat.I will put the thermostat back in and see what happens. Also, while working on it tonight, we noticed that there is a hole or crack in the reserve tank. As for the fan, if it turns does that mean the motor is okay? Could it be the relay or switch?
We charged the battery, tested it and then let it sit for a while then tested it again and it had lost a little bit of it's charge. Also when reconnecting the battery cables noticed a spark on the negative terminal and heard a clicking sound inside the car, found where the noise was coming from--under the drivers side dash where the fuses are, but don't know what it is? You can feel it when it clicks. It's black, has 4 wires connected to it and says 12volt 2x15 amps.
Thanks for your help, I appreciate it. L

Okay, I have not checked any of the relays under the hood as of yet (just finished replacing tie rod ends and cv half-shaft). But under the drivers side dash is something that looks like this:

I'm not sure what it's supposed to run, we unplugged each wire and listened for clicking while reinstalling them. There is a black wire (negative?) and a red wire (positive?) and two blue ones, the middle terminal (87a) is capped off. The connections for the blue wires (87 and 30?) are a little loose, and the black and red wires (86 and 85?) made the clicking sound when reinstalling.

Could this be what's causing the battery to lose it's charge after several hours?

Thanks, l

The original owners were handicap-able and had the front windows converted to power windows; shortly after I got it the drivers side one went out and instead of fixing it someone just removed the electircal equipment for both windows and put regular handles back in, is it possible that's what this relay was for?
How do I go about locating where this mess of wires goes to? I wouldn't want to accidently pull on another wire that isn't associated with this relay out as there are several wires besides those four zip tied together.

Thanks, l

I didn't find an on/off switch, but I did find where it was getting power from. It was plugged into an empty fuse slot with the red wire! I pulled the wire out and disconnected the negative cable from the battery and reconnnected it and there was no clicking noise and no spark on the battery terminal.

Thanks. L

That was the problem, I removed the wires from the door and worked my way to the relay, removed the relay and the red wire that was plugged into the fuse box and my car started just fine this morning.
I also got everything else I was working on fixed and taken care of as well, thanks for all your help.
This is the best site to go to for help, I will send a donation tomorrow.

Thanks again, l

I have a new question, we're getting ready to replace the head gasket, intake manifold gasket and exhaust manifold gasket, my question is:

What is the best way to mark everything before disconnecting (ie: vac lines, hoses, etc.) So we know what connects to what when putting everything back together?

Thanks in advance, I appreciate your help.