engine BUICK RIVIERA 1993 Owner's Guide

7. Don’t let the other
end touch metal.
Connect it to the
positive
(+)
terminal of the
good battery. Use a
remote positive
(+)
terminal if the
vehicle has one.
8. Now connect the
black negative
(-)
cable to the good
battery’s negative
(-) terminal.
Don’t let the other end touch anything until the next
step. The other end
of the negative cable doesn’t go
to the dead battery. It goes to a heavy unpainted
metal part on the engine of the vehicle with the dead
battery.
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9. Attach the cable at least
18 inches (45
cm) away from the
dead battery, but
not near engine
parts that move.
The electrical
.connection is just
as good there,, but
‘the. chance of
sparks. getting back
to the battery is
much less.
.. 10. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and run
11. Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery.
the engine for awhile.
If it won’t
start after
a few tries, it probably needs
service.
12. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent
electrical shorting. Take care that they don’t touch
each other or any other metal.

Position a 4" x 4" wood beam across the sling chains
contacting the forward extensions of the engine cradle.
, Position the lower sling crossbar halfway between the
timber and the lower edge of facia. Attach
a separate safety
chain around the outboard
end
of each lower control
arm.

Engine Overheating
You willi find a coolant temperature gage and the
warning light about a hot engine on your Buick
instrument panel.
If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine:
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A CAUTION:
Steam from an overheated engine can burn you
badly, even if you just open the hood. Stay away
from the engine if you see or hear steam
coming from
it. Just turn it off and get everyone
away from the vehicle until
it cools down. Wait
until there is no sign of steam or coolant before
opening the hood.
If you keep driving when your engine is
overheated, the liquids in it can catch fire. You
or others could be badly burned. Stop your
engine if
it overheats, and get out of the vehicle
until the engine is cool.
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:
Climb a long hill on a hot day.
Stop after high speed driving.
Id.le for long periods in traffic.
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
3. Try to keep your engine under load (in a drive gear
speed and open the window as necessary.
where the engine runs slower).

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 warning 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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When you decide it’s safe to lift the hood, here’s what
you’ll
see:
Coolant recovery tank
Radiator pressure cap
Electric engine fan
An electric fan under the hood can start up even
when the engine is not running and can injure
you. Keep hands, clothing and tools away from
any underhood electric fan.
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If the coolant inside the coolant recovery tank is boiling,
don’t do anything else until it coals down. The coolant level should be at or above
“FULL COLD.”
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.
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A CAUTION:
' ~ Heater and radiator hoses, and other engine
--# parts, can be very hot. Don't touch them. If you I 1
.': do, you can be burned.
Don't
run the engine if there is a leak. If you run
the engine,
it could lose all coolant. That could
..~ cause an engine fire, and you could be burned.
I_ '1 Get any leak fixed before you drive the vehicle. /I
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A CAUTION:
Adding only plain water to your cooling system
can be dangerous. Plain water, or some other
liquid like alcohol, can boil before the proper
coolant mix
will. Your vehicle's coolant warning
system
is set for the proper coolant mix. With
plain water or the wrong mix, your engine could
get too hot but you wouldn't get the overheat
warning. Your engine could catch fire and you
or others could be burned. Use a
5060 mix of
clean water and a proper antifreeze.

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CAUTION:
You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot
engine parts. Coolant contains ethylene glycol
and it will burn
if the engine parts are hot
enough. Don’t spill coolant on a hot engine.
When the coolant in the coolant recovery tank is at or
above
“FULL COLD,” 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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4. Then fill the coolant recovery tank to “FULL
COLD.’3
6. Start the engine and let it run until you can feel the
upper radiator hose getting hot. Watch out forthe
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5. Put the cap back on the coolant recovery tank, but engine fan.
filler neck may be lower. If the level is lower, add
more of the proper mix through the filler neck until
the level reaches the base of the filler neck.
leave the
radiator pressure cap
off. 7. By this time the coolant level inside the radiator
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Changing a tire can cause an injury. The vehicle
can slip off the jack and roll over you or other
people. You and they could be badly injured.
I Find a level place to change your tire. To
1. Set the parking brake firmly.
2. Put the shift lever in “P” (Park).
3. Turn off the engine.
prevent the vehicle
from moving: I
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I To be even more certain the vehicle won’t move,
you can put chocks at the front and rear of the
tire farthest away from the one being changed.
That would be the tire on the other side of the
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