CHEVROLET S10 1998 Owners Manual

6. Start the engine.and let it run until you can feel the
upper radiator hose gettirsg hot. Watch out for.the
engine cooling
fan.
8. Then replace the pressure cap, At any time during
this procedure if coolant begi;ins:to flow out:of :the
filler neck, reinstall the pressure cap. Be sure the
mows on the pressure cap line up like this. 7. By this time, the coolant level inside the radiator
filler
neck may be lower. E the level is lower, :add
more of.the proper DEX-COOL@ .coolant mixture
through the filler neckuntil the level reaches the
base of the .feller neck.
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En,gfne Fan Noise If a Tire Goes Flat
You may also hear this fan noise when y0.u start the.
engine.. It, will 99 away as the fan clutch disengages.
If s unusual for a tire tc! “blow aut.” while. yau’re .driving,
espe-cially
if you ,maintain your fire.s- propedy. If air gOes
.out of a tire, ft’s much more likely to’ le,& out. slowly.
B.ut if you shoul-d ever have. a “blowout,” here are a few
tips about what to. expect and what to do:
If a front .ti..te fails, -the flat tire- will create a drag that
pulls the vehicle toward that side, Take your foot off
the accelerator :pe&al and .grip the steering wheel‘ firmly.
.Steer;to maintain lane position, and tkn geritly-brake to
a stop well out ..of the traffic lane.
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Changhg a Flat Tire.
If..& t.he goex flat,:avoid further. tire and wheel damage
by driving slowly to a-level place. Tm. on your -hazard
warning flashers.
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The. following step.s will tell you how :to use the j-ack and
change, a tire.
Removing the Spare Tire: and. Tools
The-jacking equipment you’ll need 1s stored inside the
plastic jack mver which is behind the.. froDt seats, either
on the center of the wall (extended cab) or -orithe
pawenger’s side of. the wall. (regular cab). I.
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This.is the jack cover for the extended cab. The-cover
for the re-gular
cab is. similar. To remove it, turn the
plastic winput to the left.. Remove the jack. cover;
Tm the wing nut to ‘the left and remove the wheel
blocks, jack .and whedwtench.
Your spare tire i-s- stored underneath the rear. of your
vehicle.
See “Compact Spare Tire” later in this section
for more information about the compact spare.
NOTICE:
Never remove or store a tire ffom/to a storage
p.osition under the vehicle whiIe the vehicle is
supported by a jack. Always tighten the tire
blly against the underside of the-vehicle when
storing it.
Insert the ehisel-end of
the wheel wrench, on-an
-an.gle,.into the hole in
Be sure the. c.hisel -end of the wheel wrench corinects
into
the hoist. shaft.
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Position the chisel end .of your wheel wrench, or the
optional
hub. cap rerncrval tool, in the notch of the hub
cap and pry
off the hub cap.
Some
of the -molded plastic hub caps have imitation
wheel nuts molded into them.
The. wheel wrench won't.
fit these imitation nuts, so! don't try to remove. them with
the. socket end
of the wheel wrench.
'If you have individual wheel nut caps that cover each
nut,
they must be removed in-order to -get to the wheel
nuts.
Use- the socket end of the wheel wrench to remove
the wheel nut caps.
Your wheel nut caps may-attach
your hub cap to the
wheel. Remove these wheel nut caps before you take
.off the hub cap.
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2. Turn the jack handl;e:"ta the right=%lightly to raise
the jgck. lift 'head.
A. Front Frame Hole.
B. Rear Ffarne Hole (ZR2)
C. Spring H.ager Hole (Standard Pickups)
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Getting under .a vehicle when it is jacked up- is
danger&s. If the vehicle slips:.off the,iack, you.
could.. b.e badly injured 0.r killed.-- Never get under
a vehicle. when it is supported o.nIy.by-a jack.
Raising your vehide with the jack improperly
positioned can damage the vehicle and. even
make, the vehicle fall. To help avoid personal
injary-xmd.-vehicle damage,
b.e sure- to^ fit. the jack
lift head. into the proper loation behe raising
the vehicle.
4. Raise the vehicle. by tuwning the jack handle to the
right. Raise the vehicle far en0u.g.h off the gfound so
there is enough- room f6r the spire. tire- Wfit.
5. Remove all the .wheel nuts rand take off the flat Tire.
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10, Use: the wrench to
tighten the wheel -nuts
Srmly in a crisscross
sequence as shown.
-9. Lower the vehicle. by turning. the jack handle to-the.
left. Lower the jack completely.
"1 CAUTION:
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Incorrect wh,eel nuts or improperly tightened
wheel nuts can cause the wheel to become loose
and even
come off. This could lead to an accident.
Be:sur& to use the corre.ct wheel nuts.
If you- have
tu-replace. them, be sure .to get. new GM.origina1
e-quipment wheel nuts.
Stop somewhere as soon-.as you 'can and have
the nuts tightened with a torque wrench to
100 lb-ft
(140 N'm).
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