Maintenance - Plymouth Gran Fury 1980 Operating Instructions And Product Information

To minimize the possibility of catalyst d amage:
• Do no t shut off the engine or interrupt the ignition when the
transmission is in gear and the car is in motion.
• Do not try to start the engine by pushing or towing the car.
• Do not idle the engine w ith any spar k plug wires disco nnected
or removed , s uch as when di agnostic testing.
• Do not idle the engine fo r prolonged periods during very ro ugh
idle or malfunctioning o pera ting conditio ns.
Emission Control System Maintenance
The "Scheduled" maintenance services listed on the following
pages, which are identified as Emission Control System services,
must be performed at the times or mileages specified to assure the
continu ed proper functioning of the emission control system.
These, and a U other " General" maintenance services included in
this manual, should be performed to provide best vehicle per-
formance and reliability. More frequent maintenance may be
needed for vehicles in severe operating conditions such as dusty
areas and very sh ort trip driving.
Inspection and service sho uld a lso be perfo rmed any time a
44 malfun ction is s uspected.
Emission Control
Systems Warranty
Chrysler Corporat io n warrants to owners of its 1980 passenger
cars that the vehicl e
(1 )
was des ig ned , built, an d equipped so as
to confo rm at the time of sale w ith ap plicable regulat io ns issued
unde r the Na tiona l Emission Standards Act, as amended , a nd (2)
is free from d efects in material and workman ship a t the time of
sale w hich w ill ca use the veh icle to fail to conform with su ch
regula tions fo r a period o f use of 50,000 miles (80 000 km) o r 5
years, whichever occurs first. Any d efect covered by this war-
ranty w ill be repaired or replaced by the Selling Dealer using new
o r remanufactured parts.
To obtain warra nty service, the ow ner must return the vehicle to
the Selling Dealer's place of business w here such service w ill be
perfo rmed w itho ut charge fo r parts or labo r. In the event the
ow ner is travelin g o r has moved to a d ifferent locality and cannot
return to the Sell ing Dealer, warran ty service may be obta ined
fro m an y authorized Chrysler Corporation dea ler w ho sells the
same make vehicl e.