Transmission Items; Automatic Transmission Fluid Recommendations - Chevrolet Camaro 1978 Owner's Manual

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7"
(178
mm)To
10"
(254'
mm
14".(804 mm) Deflection
I
.
"
"
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:
;'.(::m~
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)T: 16"
(:m~;
1
r
~"
(12.7 mm) Deflection
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Check tension by
.
applying moderate thumb pressure midway
. ' . . . . . . . . . .
betW~ pulleys>U thecenter"to-center distance between pulleys is
.
',1
3tg16
;
jhches(33(),,4OSmm), the belt
· ·
should deflect
,
1 12 inch
(12.7mm).lftQ9eenter-to-center distance
.
i s 7 to 10 inches (178--
254mm), the belt .should
def~t1
14 inch (6.35mm). Loose belts
should be retensionedto.give the correct deflection.
·tRANSMISSIONrrEMS
AUTOMATIC TR4NSMISSIONFLUID
RECOMMENDA:t"I()NS
Use only :automatic
. ·
transrhissionfluids
.
labeled with the
.
.
mark
DEXRON @II. You can buy these fluids from your dealer or other
service outlets.
Check the fluid JeveLafeach
'
E mgine oil change period. Overfilling
can cause foaming and \Ossaf fluid. Transmission damage
can
result,LOw fluid IeveLcancause slipping or loss of drive.
AUtomatic traJ)smissionsare 'often overfilled because the fluid level
.
is
checkedwhenthefluid'isco,
l d. When cold, the dipstick shoWS that
fluid should
be
added, However, the low reading is normal; the level
will rise as the fluid
gets,
warm. The
,
f luid level will increase more
than 3/4 inch (19mm) asfluiclwarrns
.
up from6() oF to 180°F
'.
(l6 °Cto'82
°
C}
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Check the transmissiqnfluldlevel with the
'
engine running,the shift
f
lever in
"Park'"
and the carJevel.
NOTlCE:
Ji
th.
e
.
car
"
has
j~.r
been driven for a long time at high speed
Qrjn,city traffic
Inhofvre"atl!e.r;
Or-lftlM!car has been pulling a trailer, the
.
cortectlluid levelcanriol 'be
·read.'
Wait until the fluid has cooled down
(about
30
minutes).
.
..
Remove the ;Qipstick. Careftlilytouch
.
the Viet end of the dipstick to
,
find out
if
.
.
the fluid.iscoot warmorh()t. Wipe it clean
and.
replace
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I;JntilcaP
seats:
PlllLout·th9
dlpstiCkal1dre~
.
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eltit
feltcoo~
apqutroori1tf3mperalure;-the level should
M '1
18
t()
3/8fnct. (3 to 10 rilrn)belowthe
"Add".
mark. ThediP$liqk has
two dirnplesbE)low the "AdCt" mark to shoW this range.
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