water pump PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1996 Owners Manual

An electric fan under the hood can start up even
when the engine
is not running and can injure
you. Keep hands, clothing
and tools away from
any underhood electric fan,
If the coolant inside the coolant recovery tank is boiling,
don’t do anything
else until it cools down.
When it is cool, remove the coolant recovery tank cap
and
look at the dipstick.
The coolant level should be at FULL COLD. If it
isn’t, you may have a leak in the radiator hoses, heater
hoses, radiator, water pump or somewhere else in
the
cooling system.

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2. Then keep turning the pressure cap, but now gush
down as you turn it, Remove the pressure cap.
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You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot
engine parts. Coolant contains ethylene glycol,
and it
will burn if the engine parts are hot
enough Don't spill coolant
on a hot engine.
3. After the engine cools, open the air bleed valves on
the heater return hose and water pump inlet.
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