What is the best imac temperature monitor program

24 inch iMac (OS X 10.6.8, 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3)
The cooling fans do not appear to come on, ever.  BUT the other day after a shut down (normally leave the unit sleeping) the fan (or fans) came on apparently a full speed. At the next wake-up the fan did not come on.  Did shut-down and and the fans did not work at the power up.   I have always though that this unit has run hot, has never had any air flow and the top is always very warm. 
What can I do to make the fans operate (settings ?) 2. are there programs that can monitor internal iMac temps.
thanks

Be wary of cnet downloads page links, as there are several there which
DO NOT get you the software you seek, and can instead load adware or
other malware; you can check the outdated version iStat Pro version is
no longer available from the maker directly, over a year ago.
There are a few relatively safe/r mirror sites available that appear to have
the original size file that can get you a clean (as of earlier this year) copy.
While I checked this, six months ago, I didn't save the link because I have
an original copy in archive as .zip from the maker's site two years ago. And
then again, in the Lounge discussions I checked into this topic again:
A link I found in August 2014 that appears to have provided me a clean
iStat Pro v. 4.92 download (1MB zip) still works at this mirror...
http://mac.majorgeeks.com/mg/getmirror/istat_pro,1.html
{Test the size of the file, what downloads and opens, to be sure that's all it is.}
PS: the ifixit.com site may have a repair guide that could be helpful in
cleaning dust out of the cooling fan; however the fan may be defective.
Good luck & hopefully your download won't include spigot or other adware.
edited 2x

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