Idle speed

My honda accord lx 1988, 5 speed idles at about 3500 to 4000 rpm . this is when gears are not engaged. the running rpms are high also. what do i need to do for them to be in the normal range. idles for first few minutes at about 1000 rpms and then spikes from there to about 3500 rpms. when clutch is compressed the rpms are high, but when moving in gear you don't even have to apply gas to maintain your speed. i would like to know what to do to correct this problem. also my cooling system fans do not work. could this be electrical or a bad motor in the fan itself? any advice would be greatly appriciated on this matter as i need my car to get back and forth to work. i replaced the thermostate as it was frozen shut. also new plugs and i added gas treatment to the full as advised by a mechanic do to water in the fuel from previous owner. other than that the car runs great and the clutch is still good. thank you for your advice in this matter. Daniel R. Kroesing

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Roomful557

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First check around for vacuum lines off. if none there is some sort of fast idle control not kicking out. the if has a carb. if fuel infected then have IAS sensor bad or tps sensor. the fan problemcould be bad fan u can disconnect and run jumpers to test it. if the fan works have relay bad maybe. hmm my grandpap had the same car think there is 2 engine temp sensors one for gauge other for computer if one for computer is bad will make fast idle stay on and fans not work properly either.

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