length Oldsmobile Achieva 1998 Owner's Manuals
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Drunken Driving
Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is
a national tragedy. It’s the number one contributor to
the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims
every year.
Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive
a vehicle:
Judgment
Muscular Coordination
0 Vision
Attentiveness.
Police records show that almost half
of all motor
vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases,
these deaths are the result
of someone who was drinking
and driving. In recent years, over 17,000 annual motor
vehicle-related deaths have been associated with
the use
of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured.
Many adults
-- by some estimates, nearly half the
adult population -- choose never to drink alcohol, so
they never drive after drinking. For persons under 2 1,
it’s against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol.
There are good medical, psychological and
developmental reasons
for these laws. The
obvious way to solve this highway safety problem
is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But
what if people do? How much
is “too much” if the
driver plans to drive? It’s a lot less than many might
think. Although it depends on each person and situation,
here
is some general information on the problem.
The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of someone
who
is drinking depends upon four things:
The amount of alcohol consumed
0 The drinker’s body weight
The amount of food that is consumed before and
during drinking
0 The length of time it has taken the drinker to
consume the alcohol.
According to the American Medical Association,
‘a
180-lb. (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce
(355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a
BAC
of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the
same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses
of wine
or three mixed drinks if each had 1- 1/2 ounces
(45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka.
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Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
Air Cleaner Element
2.4L ....................... AC Type A-1233C
3100
....................... ACTypeA-1233C
Engine Oil Filter
2.4L .......................... AC Type PF-44
3100
.......................... ACTypePF-47
Spark Plugs
2.4L .......... AC Type 41 -942 (Platinum Plug)
Gap:
0.050 inch (1.27 mm)
3100
.......... AC Type 41-940 (Platinum Plug)
Gap: 0.060 inch (1.52 mm)
Windshield Wiper Blades ...... 19 inches (48 cm)
Vehicle Dimensions
Length
Coupe
................ 187.9 inches (477.1 cm)
Sedan
................. 187.9 inches (477.2 cm)
Width Coupe
................. 74.1 inches (188.2 cm)
Sedan
.................. 74.1 inches (1 88.2 cm)
Height Coupe
................. 53.5 inches (135.9 cm)
Sedan
.................. 53.5 inches (135.9 cm)
Wheelbase Coupe
................ 103.4 inches (262.7 cm)
Sedan
................. 103.4 inches (262.7 cm)
Front Tread
Coupe
................. 55.8 inches (141.7 cm)
Sedan
.................. 55.8 inches (141.7 cm)
Rear Tread Coupe
................. 55.3 inches (140.4 cm)
Sedan
.................. 55.3 inches (140.4 cm)
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