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Old 05-21-2014, 05:00 PM   #29 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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In my experience with this generation of Civic, the radiator fan comes on at 206F. If you're cycling between 205 (or 6) and 195, that's your fan cooling things down. Open up a bit of lower grille to keep it below that mark more of the time. I used to fully open my lower grille every summer.
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