CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 1995 5.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine F ront Towing Hookup
Attach T-hook chains in
front of the wheels into the
side slots
of the cradle on
both sides.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Use wheel-lift or car carrier equipment. Additional
ramping may be required
for car carrier equipment. Use
safety chains and wheel straps.
NOTICE:
Do not tow with sling-type equipment or
fascialfog lamp damage will occur.
Towing a vehicle over rough surfaces could
damage a vehicle. Damage can occur from
vehicle to ground
or vehicle to wheel-lift
equipment. To help avoid damage, install a
towing dolly and raise vehicle until adequate
clearance is obtained between the ground and/or
wheel-lift equipment.
Do not attach winch cables or J-hooks to
suspension components when using car carrier
equipment. Always use T-hooks inserted in the
T-hook slots.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Attach a separate safety
chain around the outboard
end of each lower control
arm.
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Rear Towing Hookup
Attach T-hook chains into
the slots in the bottom
of
the floor pan support rails
just ahead
of the rear whee
on both sides. 1s
Use wheel lift or car carrier equipment. Additional
ramping may be required for car carrier equipment. Use
safety chains and wheel straps.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine NOTICE:
Do not tow with sling-type equipment or the rear
bumper valance
will be damaged.
Towing
a vehicle over rough surfaces could damage
a vehicle. Damage can occur hm vehicle to
ground or vehicle to wheel-lift equipment. To help
avoid damage,
install a towing dolly and raise the
vehicle until adequate clearance
is obtained
between the ground and/or wheel-lift equipment.
Do not attach winch cables or J-hooks to
suspension components when using car carrier
equipment. Always use T-hooks inserted
in the
T-hook slots.
Attach a separate safety
chain around the outboard
end
of each lower control
arm.
Engine Overheating
You will find a coolant temperature gage and the
warning light about a hot engine on your instrument
panel. See “Engine Coolant Temperature Gage” and
“Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light” in the
Index. You
also have a low coolant light on your
instrument panel. See “Low Coolant Light” in the Index.
If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine I NOTICE:
If your engine catches fire because you keep
driving with no coolant, your vehicle can be
badly damaged. The costly repairs would not
be covered by your warranty.
If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine
If you get the overheat warning but see or hear no
steam, the problem may not be too serious. Sometimes
the engine can get a little too hot when you:
0 Climb a long hill on a hot day.
0 Stop after high speed driving.
Idle for long periods in traffic.
Tow a trailer. If you
get the overheat warning with no sign of steam,
try this for a minute or
so:
1. Turn off your air conditioner.
2. Turn on your heater to full hot at the highest fan
speed and open the window as necessary.
otherwise, shift to the highest gear while driving
--
OVERDRIVE (@) or DRIVE (D).
3. If you’re in a traffic jam, shift to NEUTRAL (N);
If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can
drive. Just
to be safe, drive slower for about ten minutes.
If the warning doesn’t come back on, you can drive
normally.
If the waning continues, pull over, stop, and
park your
vehicle right away.
If there’s still no sign
of steam, you can idle the engine
for two or three minutes while you’re parked,
to see
if the warning stops. But then, if you still have the
warning,
turn off the engine and get everyone out of
the vehicle until it cools down.
You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service
help right away.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 3.1L L82 (Code M) Engine 3.4L LQ 1 (Code X) Engine
When you decide it’s safe to lift the hood, here’s what
you’ll see:
A. Coolant Recovery Tank
B. Radiator Pressure Cap
C. Electric Engine Fans
If the coolant inside the coolant recovery tank is boiling,
don’t do anything else
until it cools down.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The coolant level should be at or above the COLD mark.
If it isn’t, you may have a leak in the radiator hoses,
heater hoses, radiator, water pump or somewhere else in
the cooling system.
I NOTICE
Engine damage from running your engine
without coolant isn’t covered by your warranty.
If there seems to be no leak, with the engine on check to
see if the electric engine fan(s) are running. If the engb
is overheating, both fan(s) should be running.
If they
aren’t, your vehicle needs service.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine How to Add Coolant to the Coolant
Recovery Tank
If you haven’t found a problem yet, but the coolant level
isn’t at the COLD mark, add a
50/50 mixture of clean
water (preferably distilled) and a proper antifreeze at the
coolant recovery tank. (See “Engine Coolant’’
in the
Index
for more information about the proper coolant
mix. j
I NOTICE:
In cold weather, water can freeze and crack the
engine, radiator, heater core and other parts.
Use
the recommended coolant.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine When the coolant in the coolant recovery tank is at the
COLD mark, start your vehicle.
If the overheat warning continues, there's one more
thing you can try.
You can add the proper coolant mix
directly
to the radiator, but be sure the cooling system is
cool before you do it.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
NOTICE:
Your engine has a specific radiator fill procedure.
Failure to follow this procedure could cause
your
engine to overheat and be severely damaged.
r 1. You can remove the
radiator pressure cap
when the cooling system, including the
radiator pressure cap
and upper radiator
hose, is no longer
hot.
Turn the
pressure cap slowly
to the left until it first
stops. (Don't press
down while turning
the pressure cap.)
If you hear a hiss, wait for that to stop. A hiss means
there is still some pressure left.
-1 2. Then keep turning
I the pressure cap,
but now push down
as you turn it.
Remove the
pressure cap.
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