1995 acura legend thermostat where to find it

it will crank fine but after a few minutes it runs hot then shuts down

If you are running that engine until it gets hot enough to quite, you have probably already ruined the motor. The T-stat is at the end of the lower radiator hose.

so how did i know that would happen it has happened only twice

Overheated an engine severely even once can do severe internal damage.

thank you so is to late for my car to fix

You need to have the car looked at. I have no idea hot how you actually got the car or if heat was even the reason it died.

it was running hot it has a leak in the radiator.we found it to day my daughter hit a rutt and busted something so water is pouring out the bottom of radator