maintenance CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1964 Owners Manual

CONTENTS
Page Operating Instructions 5
Instruments and Controls 12
NIaintenance and Lubrication 26
:Maintenance and Lubrication Schedule 35
Minor Trouble Shooting 40
Specifications 44 Index 48
AU information contained. in this booklet ill the lalest product informalion available at the lime oj printing. The right Is reserved to make changes ot any time without nalice.

A WORD FROM CHEVROLET.
This Owners Guide contains important information regarding the operation and maintenance of your Corvette.
In order to obtain maximum enjoyment and usage from your car , we suggest that you
fam iliarize yourself with the contents of this booklet and follow the recommendations outlined.
Your
Chevrolet deal er has the trained personnel and specialized equipment to properly
serv ice your Corvette. Have him inspect your car and perform any maintenance or adjustment required,
We wou ld like to take this opportunity to thank you for choosing a Chevrolet product -and assure you of our continuing interest in your motoring pleasure and satisfaction.
CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION DETROIT 2, MICHIGAN

SPEEDOMETER
AND
ODOMETER
..
TACHOMETER
The tachometer indicates
the speed of the engine in revolutions per minute. Two different tachome­ters are used in the Cor­
vette, depending upon the engine option installed
in the vehicle.
The speedometer, indicating the forward speed of
your Corvette in miles per hour, is calibrated to a
maximum of 160. The odometer registers total ac­cumulated vehicle mileage and is useful in keeping
track of lubrication and maintenance intervals. Corvette
250
hp and 300 hp engines are equipped with a tachometer which has a orange zone from
5000 to 5300 rpm (indicating valve float area) , and a red zone from 5300 to 5500 (indicating maximum permitted rpm) .
The tachometer supplied with the Corvette 365 hp engine has an orange zone at 6300 to 6500. Don't permit the pointer to enter the red zone beyond
6500 rpm.
TRIP
ODOMETER
The trip odometer may be reset to zero by means of
the knurled knob extending beneath the instrument
cluster to the right of the steering column.
This in­
strument may be used to record trip mileages as well as during sports car rallies.

Recommended Schedule for Periodic
Maintenance
and Lubrication
The time or mileage intervals on the following pages
are intended as a guide for establishing regular main­
tenance and lubrication periods for your Corvette .
Sustained heavy
duty or high speed operations or operation under adverse conditions may necessitate
more frequent servicing. To determine specific rec­ommendations for conditions under which you use
your car, consult your Authorized Chevrolet Dealer.
BATTERY
Check the fluid level in each cell of the battery regularly and keep filled with distilled water to the bottom of the split ring in the vent tube of each
cell. DO NOT OVERFILL.
Clean and oil the battery terminals and oil the felt
washer at each regular engine oil change.
Check the state
of charge regularly, especially in
freezing weather when an undercharged battery may
freeze and break.
ENGINE OIL
Engine oil should be changed at 60
day or 6,000 mile intervals. whichever occurs first. U ndef prolonged
dusty driving conditions it may be necessary to
change the engine oil more often.
CRANKCASE VENTILATION
Check
at every oil change,
more often during dusty driving conditions. If dirty or plugged, clear with suitable drill. Twist drill by hand to remove
any sludge or carbon for­
mation.

INDEX Page
Page Hard Top Care
. 29 Pushing Tips. .10 Installation .25 Radio .22
Headlight Operation .17 Rear Compartment 24
Page
Heater .20
Seat
Adjustment .23
Air
Conditioning . .21 High Beam Switch .... 18 Spare Tire Stowage .
33
Ammeter 14 Hood Release . 19 Specificat ions .44-47 Automatic Transmission 7
Ignition Switch . 6 Speedometer 13
Batter y Care .. 34
Jack Stowage . .... 33 Starting 6 Brakes . 19
Lighter 16 Steering Adjustments II Bright Metal Care . .... 27 Light Switch . .. 17 Tachometer .13 Changing
Wheels .34 Lighting System Trouble Checks. 18 Temperature Gauge . 15 Cleaning-Exterior .26-27 Locks . .... 23 T h ermostac .32 Interior
.28 Maintenance and Lubrication . .
35-40 Tire Care .
32
C l ock . 15
Manual Transmission .8-9 10 Tire Chains Cililch Adjustments . .... 11 Metallic Brake Linings 9
. . 10 Towing Tips . Cooling System Care . . 31-32 Odometer 13 Trailer Towing II Courtesy Lights. ... 15 Oil Pressure Gauge. . .. 14 Trip Odometer . .13 D e f
roster
20 Oil Requirements .... 30 Troubl e Shooting Guide .41·43
Doors ... 23 Parking Brakes 19 Turn Signal .18 Folding Top Care .... 28
Plastic \oVindow Care . .. 29 Ventilation 20 Operation ... 25 Polishing Your Corvette . .27 Washing Your Corvette .
26
Removal ... 24 Positraction Rear Axle. Waxing Your Corvette .26
Fuel Gauge ... 15 Power Brakes 19 Whitewall Tire Cleaning .27
Fuel Requirements . 30 Power
Steering . . 19 Windshield Washer .
. 16 G love Box
.24 Powerglide Transmission
7 Windshield Wiper 16

CHEVROLET OWNER PROTECTION PLAN
The Chevrolet Motor Division considers it a most im­portant obligation to offer each owner a recom­mended maintenance service guide which will relieve him of any anxiety and insure that his vehicle is regularly inspected and maintained.
Your Chevrolet dealer has presented you with a Chevrolet Owner Protection Plan Booklet. The rec­ommended Maintenance and Lubrication Service items in this Plan Booklet have been worked out by Chevrolet service personnel and cover items which are
the owner's responsibility to have checked, inspected, adjusted and lubricated at recommended time or mileage intervals.
If the services afe carried out at the prescribed time or mileage intervals, wear and owner expense will be kept to a minimum. Additional services may become necessary as mileage accrues; however, the regular visit that you make to your Chevrolet dealer in fol­lowing this Plan will point out desirable services as
they become necessary.