Need Radiator Fan Relay - Best place to get? and need advice too.
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Need Radiator Fan Relay - Best place to get? and need advice too.
Hi all. I just replaced the radiator on my 94 Honda Accord Station wagon and was hoping you all could clarify a few things for me. It seems that I had two problems, one is my radiator fan would not turn off in a timely manner. My mechanic did troubleshoot it for me (actually I did follow the DIY Cooling post and came up with the Radiator Fan Relay was bad) and as my mechanic didn't really believe me, he troubleshot it as well and came up with the same conclusion. So now we have swapped out the relay for the power windows with the relay for the fan just like suggested in the DIY post so now my windows don't work but my fan does.
I need to get another relay but he warned me about not getting an aftermarket one as he said the resistance won't be right. Does anyone have a vendor that I can get a OEM relay from and/or do you agree about aftermarket relay parts? The Honda dealer here wants $56.85 and it has to be specially ordered and paid in advance to even place the order. Thanks.
Also would anyone know if the radiator going bad could have caused this relay to fail? What happened was the crappy Geico installed radiator neck developed a very small crack underneath it right where the hose is clamped on and allowed the water to get very low in the radiator and since there was no vacuum pressure, it did not pull coolant from the overflow. It also did not allow the temperature guage inside the car to register the overheating. I feel lucky my engine is still okay as what made me look at the engine was the radiator fan stayed on for an extended period of time even after the engine had cooled so much I could put my hand right on it. Thankfully Geico paid for the new radiator due to its lifetime warranty policy (their insured ran in to me several years ago and cracked my radiator as well as a lot of other parts.) but the adjuster did acknowledge that the failure of this radiator may have caused other damage so I want to be sure the relay is or is not a possible casualty. Can anyone answer that for me?
Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide.
I need to get another relay but he warned me about not getting an aftermarket one as he said the resistance won't be right. Does anyone have a vendor that I can get a OEM relay from and/or do you agree about aftermarket relay parts? The Honda dealer here wants $56.85 and it has to be specially ordered and paid in advance to even place the order. Thanks.
Also would anyone know if the radiator going bad could have caused this relay to fail? What happened was the crappy Geico installed radiator neck developed a very small crack underneath it right where the hose is clamped on and allowed the water to get very low in the radiator and since there was no vacuum pressure, it did not pull coolant from the overflow. It also did not allow the temperature guage inside the car to register the overheating. I feel lucky my engine is still okay as what made me look at the engine was the radiator fan stayed on for an extended period of time even after the engine had cooled so much I could put my hand right on it. Thankfully Geico paid for the new radiator due to its lifetime warranty policy (their insured ran in to me several years ago and cracked my radiator as well as a lot of other parts.) but the adjuster did acknowledge that the failure of this radiator may have caused other damage so I want to be sure the relay is or is not a possible casualty. Can anyone answer that for me?
Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide.
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