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1-4
LUBRICARE
LUBRICARE AND
BEARING
.SERVICE
(
12)
1- 2 EV ERY 1000 MILES-BODY
preferred.
N
ever use
reclaimed
fluid or
an
y
m
in eral oil.
13.
Radiator . Check
coola nt
level
wh en en-
_gine is cold and add
water
t
o
lin
e marked
"Fill-
ing
Level-Cold" stamped approximately
11
,4"
below top of head tank.
See figure 1-8.
CAU-
TION:
Radiato r
cap should n
ot be
rem oved
when
engine is hot
because
'r
elievin g th
e pr es-
sure may cause th
e
cooling
system
to
boil,
with
resultant loss
of water
or
an ti-fr
eeze
solu tion.
Filling radiator
w
hen hot
,
or filling above
level
lin e
may resu lt in
loss
of water or
an ti-freeze
solution
throuah.
overflow pipe.
14.
Tires. Inflate
all
ti
r es
t
o pressur es
show below. In
temperatures below f
r eezing in-
flate tires 2 lbs.
higher.
WARNING: It is
not
possible to inflate
tir es
correctly
w
hen HOT.
1. Hood Fa
st ener
Mechan ism.
Use
eng ine
oil on fastener linkage on hood
of
1
94 8 models,
or on pilots and r
elease mechanism
of
hood
hinges
on 1949 S
eries
50-70.
Lightly
coat
pilot
pins and fastener hooks with Lu
briplat e.
2. Door
Lock
Bolts and S
trikers.
Sparingly
coat curved side of bolts and
bea ring
surfaces
of strikers with
G.M. Door-Ease
Lubr icant. Use
light engine oil on flat side
of bolts
and on
safety
catches in
strikers.
3. Door
Dov
etail
Bumpers
and
W
edge
Plates.
Apply
G.M. Door- E ase
Lubr icant to the
composition shoes and
surfaces
of
wedge plat es .
If
bumper
shoes
appear dr y, remove t
he casing
caps and brush cup
grease
on
both
sides and top
surface of upper sliding sh
oe
and on the
sides
only of lower
stationary shoe. Reinstall casing
caps.
4. Door
Checks
and Hi
ng
es.
Use light en-
gine oil on
che
ck
link
hinge pin. On 1948
Models,
lubri cat e check
link bum per with
g
raphited light
engine
oil
by opening
door and
placing
nozzle of
oil can through hole t
hrough
which check link
travels; lubricat e
door
hold-
open
shoes
with graphite
grease.
No lubricant
required on hinge
pins.
5.
Dome
Lamp
Switch.
Lubricate end of
switch plunger and contact point on door hinge
pillar with G.M. Door-Ease Lubricant.
29
1bs.
27
1bs.
25
1bs.
29 1bs.
26
1bs.
24
1bs
.
22
1bs .
26
1bs.
When Tire. Are
When
Tire.
Ar..
Cold
Warm
Series
40
.
50
.
70 except 1948 Model 79
.
1948 Model 79
.
Figure l
-S-Radiator
Filling Level
Figure
1-7-Manifold
Valve Shaft
10.
Manifold Val
v e Shaft.
Place a few
drops of graphited
kerosene
on shaft at each
end and rotate shaft to work lubricant into
bearings.
See figure
1-7.
If
shaft is frozen, free
up by tapping ends of shaft
lightly
with ham-
mer.
11. A
i1' Clean er.
Normally serviced
every
5000 mil
es.
If
car is operating in dusty terri-
tory, however, check conditions of air cleaner
and clean it if dirty. See instructions un
der
"
Every
5000
Miles-Chassis" (par.
1-3)
.
12.
Brake
Master
Culinder,
Thoro
ughly
clean
filler cap nut before r
emov al
to avoid get-
ting dirt into reservoir. Add fluid as required to
br ing level to
112"
to 1"
below
top of filler open-
ing.
Use G. M. or Delco Super No.9 Hydraulic
Brake Fluid. If No.9 is not
available,
G.
M.
or
Delco Super No.
11
may be used, but No.9 is
oil in cups at
both
ends of generator.
Avoid
ex-
cessive oiling which may affect brushes and
windings.
9.
Throttle Control
Lin kag e.
Place a few
drops of engine oil at connections. If the ac-
celerator equalizer shaft squeaks in the upper
and lower
brackets,
work Lubriplate into the
bearings
and
wipe
off excess
lubricant.
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