Starting And Operating; Engine Exhaust Gas Caution; Carbon Monoxide - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

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SECTION 2
STARTING AND OPERATING
ENGINEEXHAUSTGAS -CAUTlON
(CARBON MONOXIDE)
CAlfflON:- Do not b;reathe
~,
gas
-beca'~'
it contains
~
monOxide,
which
by
itself
has
no oolof
01'
odor.
"Carbon I1IOI1OXid8
is
a
dangerous gaS.
It
can
'
c aUse
uncoOsdousness
and
can
be
lethal.
, .
" at
any time you think exhaust fumes are
entering
the vehicle, have the cause
determined <WId
corrected as soon :as pOsSiJI9.
tf
you
rrust
drive
i.nterthese
conditions, ~ive
'
only with ~
Wiridows.
fuDy OPEN.
.
~otect
,
againsI
carbon
monoXide
entry into the
~Ie
body.
The
best way is
to
keep the
engine
exhaust system. vehicle body and
body ventilation
system
properly
!TlI;Iintainect
We recommend that the
_
e xhaust system
_
a nd
body
be
inspected by a
COmpetent
technician:
- -
each
lime
the
WhIcSe"
1s
r8isad fOr
an oil
~
' : f
.
".J
whenever
a
change is
noticed
in the sound of the
exhaust'
system;
whenevef the exhaust system. urdei
body
or-reer
Of
the VEHcIB
is
damaged
or becomes corroded.
..
See your
Maintenance
~Ie
k.~for'~
requ~'
I~.
To
allowpropel'
operatioo:ot
your
v~·s
venti . . . .
_
~
keepthe'ai"
inial:
grille
in
front
of the
wiridshield
clear
01
JOOW.
leaves
or
otIw
ObstrUctions
at
.ill
~.
-
bO
NOT PARK WrTH
+t£
ENGiE.·
~ NlNG i:)fI·D.e ,THIS.VBiIa..E
FOR"
MoRE THAN 10
'
M tNUlES,
WITH.'
:
niE VENnLAllON 'SVS'i"EM
CONTRa.:
~~~~~~~~~~~~=~~~~=
PERIODS OF TIME
lS
I«>T ~.ENTRY Of CARBON
MONOXIDE
INTO
TliE
VEHICl£ BODY IS
POS$IEl.£
WITH A PCXlfI.. Y
REPAIRED, DAMAGED,
QR
_
_
~
EXHAUST SYSTEM OR
BODY.
00
not
run
the
engine
in
.. CONFIN3)-
areas' .(such as
garages
or next :1o a
building)
any.
more'
tha!1
needi;Id to ,move the
vehicle.,
When
the veIW::Ie has
to
be
stopped 'in
'an
'UNCONFINED
,area
with
the.
erigine running
for
any mure
than
a few'mnutes,
taka:Jhe.foIlowing
~
,
A.
Adjust
the
heating.or.
cooling sysIem,to force
outside
air into
Ihe
vehicie as
follows:
1
.
On
vehicles
not equipped with air
ooncltiol'liog.
set
the fan 'to
intenne.:tate or
high speed and the
l4)per
oontroIlever
to
any
~.
2.
On vehicJes
equipped with air conditioning, set
the
fan to
..
1W1
intermediate,
01'
~
speed
Met
the
l4)per'
oontroIiever
to
any
position
except
"OFF"
.01
"f.tAX."
l\
~n:a=,
= --=~-='::::'~ ~
to
~
2-1'

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