My Car Temp... - Honda Forum / Acura Forum

95vtecsrus · 05-09-2007, 03:08 PM

So how come whenever the heater control knob is turned to "cold" the temp gauge likes to go a bit higher than what im comfortable with..

and then when i turn it to heat, it comes right back down. anyone else notice this? it hasnt always done this...maybe the thermostat is sticking or something

Pimpn98 · 05-09-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 95vtecsrus

So how come whenever the heater control knob is turned to "cold" the temp gauge likes to go a bit higher than what im comfortable with..

and then when i turn it to heat, it comes right back down. anyone else notice this? it hasnt always done this...maybe the thermostat is sticking or something

Are you actually turning the heat on when it goes down or just turning the knob with it off? When the heat is on it actually pulls the heat from the enging compartment. It will lower your enging temp a little, lots of times when ppls cars are over heating, they will turn the heat on to try to get some of the hot air out of there.

95vtecsrus · 05-09-2007, 07:12 PM

i just turn the knob to make it go back down, i guess i just wont worry about it since its not overheating or anything like that...i was just curious..

HondatechAV6 · 05-09-2007, 07:44 PM

you're describing a binding temperature cable(it goes to the water valve).

it's a pita to replace/adjust for the first time.

95vtecsrus · 05-10-2007, 02:31 PM

eh, im gonna have to take a look whenever i get back into town, but its not like the old ones, the cable isnt linked directly to the knob

guess i should of said its an 00 si, not an accord

HondatechAV6 · 05-17-2007, 04:12 PM

i know it's not linked to the knob, but it can still cause some binding on the air/mix control arm.

also, the knob may be broken. you can replace it. there is a metal sleeve that the knob bites onto. sometimes the knob plastic cracks around it and causes some play. but you said it springs back? check them both out.

jubert · 06-22-2007, 01:30 AM

better check if the knob is broken.. it happened to me before.. I ended up replacing my honda heater knob with a new one. and be sure that it is installed properly and correctly.. check everything first... good luck