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IfNo Steam Is Coming
- .
From Your Engine
If
y0.u get the overheat warning but s.ce
or hear
RO
steam, the problem
may
not be
too
serious.
Sometimes
the engine
can
get a 1i.ttle
too
hot when yau:
.O
Climb a
long
hill
OLI:
a
hot day.
0
S.top after high-speed driving.
0
Idle for long periods in traffic.
e- Tow
a
trailer. See "Dfiving on Grades" in .the Index.
If
you
get
.the overheat warning with no sign of s-team;
try this for a minute or so:-
1. If you have an air conditioner, turn
it
off.
2. Turn on your heater to full hot at the highest.$gm
speed and open the window as necessary.
3. 1 % you're
in
a.
traffic jam, shift to NEUTRAL (N);
otherwise, shift to the highest gear while
driving
--
AUTOMATlC OVERDRIVE
(@)
or
DRIVE (D) far automatic transmissions.
If you n.0 longer have the overheat warniiqg,. you
can drive. Just to besafe, driv.e slower
for
.about
10 minu.tes. If the
warning
does;n'.t come back.
ofl,
you can drive normdly..
If the warning c.aritinues-, pull
OV&,
stop, and
p - ~ k y.Our-
vehicle right
hway.
If there's still no
s i g n
of steam, push the accelerator Uhtil
the engine speed is about twice as fast-as normal idie
speed. Bring the. engine speed back to- normal idle s p e d
after
two
QP
three minutes. Now:s.ye if the warning, stops.
But &en-, if you still have the .warnhg-, twn qfl--fhc
engine and get Gveryona .out
a f
rhe whicle until it
coois
Eo
wn.
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