CHEVROLET S10 1998 Owners Manual

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If your engine catches fire because you Beep
driving, wiho coolant, your vehicle can be:
bad1y:’damaged. The costIy repairs would not b--
c0.vere.d by your warranty. I
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If No. St( m. Is Coming .' rom. Y s .Engine
1. If you have an air conditioner, turn it off.
2. Tmn~on your heater to full hot 'at the, highest fan
3. If you're in a traffic jam, -shi€t tcrNEXJTRAL (N);
_speed and 0pe.n the whdow -as necessary.
otherwise, .shift-to .the highest gear while
dl'iving -- DRTW. @> oir THIRD (3) for
autcmatic- transmis,sions.
You may decide not to lift~.the hood but to get Service
'help ri.ght away.
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The coolant level should be at least up. to .the ADD .ma&.
A. C.oalant /Recovery Tank
B. .Radiator Pres,sure Cap
C, .EQgine:-Fm
If .$he coolant imide. the coolant te.coxe’ty tmk IS: boiling,
don’t do anythhg eke until it cads .down.
If it -isn’t, you may. have a leakin the radiator hoses,
heater hoses, radiator, water pump or sornewhere-else in
the coding system,
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Later and radiator hoses, and otherengine
parts, can be-very hot. Don’t touch them,
If you
do, you can be burned.
Don’t
run the engine if there-is a leak. If you run
the engine, it could lose a11 coolant. That could
cause
rn engine fire, ad you could be burned.
Get -any leak fixed before
you drive.. the- vehicle.
I NOTICE:
Engine damage from running .your engine
without coolant isn’t covered by your warranty.
If there s.eems to be no leak, start the engine again.
See if the
engine cooling fa ,speed Increases when
idle speed is doubled by -pushing. the -aceelerator pedal
down.
If it doesn’t, your vehicle needs servic.e. Turn
off he engine.
Haw to Add Coolant to the Coolant
Recovery Tank
I€ you haven’t found a problem yet, but the coolant level
isn’t at the ADT, mark, -add a. 50/5T) mixture of clean
water (preferably distilled) and DEX-COOL@ engine
coolant at the coolant recovery tank. (See “Engine
Coolant” in the Index €or mare infomation.)
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NOTICE:
h ciild. weather,. Walter can freeze -and crack the
enghe, radiator, heater core ;and other parts,
Use
the r~co~mende.dcool~~t and the proper
coolant mixture.
You can b-e burned i.f you spill coolant on hot
engine parts. Coolant contains- eihylene.glyco1
and it will burn if the.-engine-parts are hot-
enough. Don’t:spill coolant on a hot .engine, 1 I I
When the caolant in-the coolaiit re-covery tanlc is ‘at
the ADD mark, starryour vehicle.
If -the overhe-at warning continues, there’s @ne more.
thing you can try. YOU -can -addthe propier. coolant
mixture directly to the Iadiatm-, but. be sure.~e
cooling .. system is cool before-y.m do it.
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How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
1. You can remove the radiator pressure. cap when
the
caoling system,. including the rachator pressure
cap
and upper radiator haw; is no longer hot. Turn
the
pressuice cap slowly counterclockwise until it
first stops. (Don't press down while turning the
pgessure cap.)
If you hem a hiss, wait for that .to stop. A .hiss means
there
is still s-ome pressme left.
2. Then keep turning.the.pressure cap,.but now push
down as
you turn it. Remove the pressure cap.
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3. Fill the radiator with the propet.DEX-COOL@
coolant mixture, up to the base of the filler neck.
(See “Engine Coolant” .in the Index for more.
-information about -the proper coolant mixture.)
4. Then fill the coolant recovery tank to the ADD mark.
$. Put the c-ap..back on the coolant recovery tank, but
leave- the radiator presswe cap off. ..
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