I have a 97 2.2 non vtec manual accord and it has been having some cooling issues. ive gone over the threads and forums and have replaced various items and have now got my radiator cooling fan to work. The car gets to about just under a 1/2 way on the temperature gauge and fans run for about 10 mins after car is shut off regardless of distance traveled and it is still fairly cool out here in central cali. The summers here get to 100 degrees easy and if I don’t get my car to run cooler it will be a long summer. Here are some quick facts about my car, it is at about 185,000 miles and ive owned it since it was 130,000 miles. I have not replaced anything major on the car and still runs smooth and quite. I am thinking I need to do my water pump and timing belt before summer just due to it never having been changed. It was in a minor accident in 2007 and had the front radiator support replace along w hood and fenders (junkyard parts).
Now for the cooling system I have recently replaced the following after reading various forums and accord heating problems info etc.

Brand new radiator cooling fan
New fan relay (fuse box)
New fan relay (front)
New sensor (back hose)
New radiator cap
New thermostat

before replacing the above parts the radiator fans would never kick on no matter how hot the car got but car wouldn’t over heat if I kept moving and air flow hit the radiator but if I stopped at a light or a drive thru temp gauge would begin to climb until I began to drive again.

now I have some money coming in and I really want to keep this car and see it hit the 250,000 -300,000 mile range so I know I need to begin to replace and expect certain parts to start to wear out, what in the forums opinion should I do to fix my heating problem? Water pump w timing belt? New radiator?

I want to and am planning on slowly fixing it up since the interior is in immaculate shape, its a stick shift and exterior body is in good shape (just needs paint) hope this isn’t too wordy I just really want to make sure I put enough info on here! Thanks in advance

 

You should diagnose the problem before replacing any more parts. Though, there isn't much more to replace at this point.

Turn the key to the 'ON' position. Unplug the fan switch connector on the thermostat housing and bridge the two terminals at the harness. This simulates a closed switch and should cause the fans to turn on. Do the fans turn on when you do this?

 

I just had solved the same issue as you. Only difference is that it was just a heater hose and a radiator hose. Try this first, locate the fuse to the fan in the fuse box. Swap it for another one and see if that works. Secondly, locate the bleeder valve. Top off both the radiator and overflow with coolant and start the car. Open the bleeder to allow air to escape and use the throttle cable to warm it up. Have a friend keep an eye on the temp gauge. Good luck. A friend of mine says anything to do with the coolant system, it's always a good idea to bleed the system.

 

Another thing to try is turn your ac on and see if the fans are running.

 

the a/c dosnt work. mechanic told me last summer that the power wire to the compressor needs to be replaced so the a/c fans never kick on only my radiator fan

 

the a/c dosnt work. mechanic told me last summer that the power wire to the compressor needs to be replaced so the a/c fans never kick on only my radiator fan.

 

Is the car leaking coolant? What side? If its driver side, then it could be the water pump. If the passenger side, it could be a bad hose with small pin hole. Go and see if you can rent a radiator compression tester from your loacal auto parts store and go from there.

 

^start here...and notice the plural...BOTH fans should come on.