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and blocked AIR CLEANER ElEMENTS. Clean and reoil (see page
30) your air cleaner elements if
necessary.
Idle adjustment should
be performed by your Chevrolet
Dealer.
If the above Fuel System checks and the checks suggested under
the Electrical System following do not correct the malfunction, it is
recommended that you turn to your Authorized Chevrolet Dealer
for fu rther
checks,
adjustments or repairs.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
If,
when the ignition key is turned to "Start", the engine will not
turn over, you have good reason to suspect electrical trouble.
(F)
When there is no response at all to attempts to start the car,
cneck tne obvious-you
r
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHECTOR
LEVER must be in Neutral position before the engine can be
started.
Turning the IGNITION SWITCH rapidly bock and forth
several times will sometimes correct a poor internal switch contact.
(G)
The BATTERY may be discharged
.
If so, lights will be dim and
the horn will have a poor tone if it will blow at all.
Usually'
a garage -recharge will be necessory to return the battery
to operation
.
Occasionally, however, a push start and a long drive
will recharge the battery.
NOTE: If the battery is determined to be dead, and for no apparent
reason, have your Authorized Chevrolet Dealer check the
bottery, the GENERATOR ond the VOLTAGE REGULATOR.
GENERA TOR trouble should already have been indicated by
the generator indicator light on the instrument
panel.
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POOR BATTERY CONNECTIONS may be suspected if the
caf
has
operated properly a short time before and now not even the horn
will operate. Check both ends of both battery
cables.
If the con-
nections are corroded
,
a car may sometimes be restored to opera-
tion by removing all cable
ends,
scraping all contacting surfaces
clean with a pen kn ife, and reassembling. If the cables are broken,
they must be replaced. The power supply should now be restored
unless the battery is dead.
(H)
If, however, the lights and horn work properly but the starter
will still not turn over, check the STARTER
connections.
A "click"
from the starter solenoid indicates that the wiring to the starter is
properly installed
.
If the wiring seems to be clean and tightly in-
stalled, the trouble is probably in the starter itself and should be
referred to your Authorized Chevrolet
Dealer.
When the engine will "turn over" but
will
not start, the following
items may be checked along with Fuel System Checks listed
previously.
(I)
With a clean dry cloth wipe the ceramic portions of the spark
plugs
dry.
In particularly damp or rainy weather dampness may be
the couse of not starting, especi-
ally when the engine is cold.
(J)
Cneck tne cobles ot tne top
of the distributor and coil as well
as each spark plug cable for
tightness.
(K)
If the car will still not start,
check for spark at the spark plugs
in the following manner
;
Pull one of the spark plug
wires off its spark plug. Insert a
short piece of bare wire (such as
a bobby pin) between the rubber
Distributor and
CoIl
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