Bad behavior after spill

Yesterday, I spilled some coffee on my iBook and then immediately embarked on a fast cleanup. It spilled on the kepboard and in the upper right corner, where it was leaking from the screen. I took off the back plate and let it dry off, and came home later to find that the fan was whirring loudly. I took out the battery and pressed the button which indicated there was a full charge. Upon placing it back the computer started with a chime. No data was lost, but if I close the screen, the system will shut down instead of going to sleep as it normally would do. Then I need to take out the battery and then put it back in to start the computer. Additionally, ten minutes after I shut the computer down, the computer will go through the startup noises (without chime) and make the fan go very quickly. What went wrong internally after the spill?
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Liquid on electronics BAD...
First thing, unplug the machine and remove the battery. If there is any moisture inside the computer, electricity is the last thing you want to be involved.
Remove the keyboard to let more air into the case and just let the system dry out for a few days. Yes, I said a few days... minimum. We want every trace of moisture evaporated before we attempt to power up.
Once everything is thoroughly dry, put the battery back in and try to start the computer up. If everything seems to work okay, you can plug the power adapter back in.
Keep in mind, if coffee got inside your optical drive of hard drive, they will likely have to be replaced.
If everything is in working order, consider yourself very, very lucky.
Good luck.

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