length OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1997 Owners Manual

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
0 Muscular Coordination
Vision
0 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, some 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
0 The amount of food that is consumed before and
during drinking
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
(I 20 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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5. Replace the bulb(s) by pulling the old one(s) out and
gently pushing the new one(s)
into the bulb holder socket.
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
A. Tail bulb
B. Back-up bulb
C. Signal bulb
D. Stophail bulb
6. Snap the bulb holder back into place ensuring all
retaining tabs are properly over the bulb holder tabs.
7. Reinstall the taillamp assembly by inserting the
outboard locatinghetaining pins
until the lamp is
seated. Secure with thc inboard screws.
For any bulb changing procedure
not listed in this section,
contact your Oldsmobile retailer service department. Replacement
blades for your vehicle are
24 inches
(60 cm) in length. They come in different types and are
removed
in different ways. Here's how to remove the
type with
a release clip:
I. Turn the wipers on to the lowest intermittent setting.
2. Turn off the ignition while the wipers are at the outer
positions
of the wipe pattern. The blades are more
accessible
for removal/replacement while in
this position.
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Engine Specifications
Engine VTN Code ........................... E
EngineType .............................. V6
Firing Order
...................... 1-2-3-4-5-6
Horsepower
............................. I85
Thermostat Temperature
Specification
................... 195°F (91 “C)
Vehicle Dimensions - Long Wheel Base
Length ...................... 201.3” (51 1.5 cm)
Width
........................ 72.0” (1 83.0 cm)
Height
........................ 68.1’’ (1 73.1 cm)
Wheelbase
.................... 120” (304.7 cm)
Front Tread Width
............. 6 1.5” ( 1 56.2 cm)
Rear Tread Width
............. 63.3” ( 160.8 cm)
Vehicle Dimensions - Short Wheel Base
Length ...................... 187.4” (475.9 cm)
Width
........................ 72.0” (1 83.0 cm)
Height
........................ 67.4” (171.2 cm)
Wheelbase
.................... 1 12” (284.5 cm)
Front Tread Width
............. 6 1 Sf‘ ( 156.2 cm)
Rear Tread Width ............. 63.3” ( 160.8 cm)
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
Air Cleaner Filter .............. AC Type A-974C
Pollen Filter
(2) ..................... 52470574
Engine
Oil Filter ........................ PF47
Spark Plugs
................... AC Type 41-940
Gap: 0.060 ” (1.52 mm)
Windshield Wiper Blades Length
........................ 24” (600 mm)
Type ......................... Shepard’s Hook
Length ........................ 16” (406 mm)
Type
......................... Shepard’s Hook
Backglass Wiper
Blade
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