Cold Weather Starting - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

the
fgjtion
in
"RUN," the " WAIT" light witl
come on.
This
tells
yOu
that
small
heeling
elements,
ca, l lisci"
" glow
plugs," are
warTOOg
~
of
the
engine, kw improved starting.
When
the ,el'lgine
is
ready
to
start,
the
"WAIf" -light will go oot.
If the engine is
warm,
the
"WAIT" light
may
not
come on.
This is
normal.
If
the
.''WNI':
light
faim
to
gO
out, or,comes
back
QO
after
tt'!e
engine
starts,
there may be a system malfunction:
If
Chis
h'Wpen6,
Y9(Jr engine
willlrfmost cases
still
start,
but
you
shoUld
contact your authorized
dealer
as soan as
practical, _ _ _
=~~=~::;.:a.do~~
Uft
the~,
...
ilk'"
4. ' WIth the " WAIT' , ; . ight: '""t,-
preas
down
the
Keelln.or
pedli hllfw.y
Md rel, • • e
"W~ _ your
foot off the pecMI, crank the engine
by
Iuming
. the
Igni~
key to ' 'Staft.''
~
the ,key when the engine
$II1S.
Pumping the
aoCeter&tor
pedal
before or during cranking will not aid in starting,
and COUld ....... engi>e
from _ _
If
the engine does
not
start
after crriing
about 1.0'D 15
seconds,
r&ease
the
ignition
~. Wait 5
. s ecords;
then.
repea~ 5tW
4,
NOllCE:
Do
NOT
118e . . . . . . . . . . . . '
1ft til.
III, Im.b
tysttm.
Such " ala"
C«I
CIoU"
...........................
When
the
engine
is
cold.
let
it roo
tot
8
few seconds betore moving the
vehicle.
This will alloW oil presslI'8
to
build -Up, Increased operating noise' and Iight
-
smoke
are
normal
W:hen
the engine 'iS oold.
5 . .
~
the
regulw brakes
ald "shift
lnIO-the
proper
gear.
~
the
"""""!I
t. ... and ctIve oft.
. •
NOncE: . 00
not
1Mft,..
~
unlftlnoed with ...
""8iM
;iHlI'In!iJ •.
If .........
.t-.Id
~
you
- * I ... be thIN 10 .
...ct
10 ...........
aturt ...
mlitg IIghI
01'
...... , . . c:ouId
~ ~eo..,..-....e
to your...-.. ...
n.
~
WNIa
you
are-waiting tor
the "W/IJT" IIghC
&0
go
out,
lasten
yrur seat
~
and
ask yoot
pessengEirs
to
do the'same. . .
COld
Wwther Sl8rang
(DIoO!'IEngI,...)
• you
plan _ _ for
"' * ' . _ . ........"
and _,..,...
-.._be
no
problem.
The lollowinO.
tiPs
win
~
assure
Qood
starting in
cold
we¢h!W.
Oil '
get$1NCkec:
as it
getS
ooIdet.
wtjqh
SlOws
down the
engine cranking
sp8ed.
YOt.t
~
engine fires
_ I Yot9l:- lhe hee1 -ot:-oornpressioo
(and -tJow
plugs
when
coId),
rather than
through the
use 01 spark plugs as in a gasoIne
9f9ne .
. So,
your engine roost crank
laster
than a
gasoljne. ~ne
before!t will
st~"
To
b8
SU"e
the
eOgine :can IUfn_ faSt ·ei'toogh
to
swt, use the
proper
viscosity
engioa
oi\
when
prevailing
Ienl*alures
li"op
below O°C (32 °F). {See the oil
qJalty
,and
,oil v\sooSity
I'8COfl11l8Ilda
in "Service
and MaKrtenance;"
Section 5 of this manual.} Using the
P'oper viscosity
oil
~Iq
make, Star'ling
easier
dOWn
to. _23°q ,(-lO- F). When p-eveiling
temperarures
drop
below
-23"C (-10·F) .... engi>e " " " " _
maylio'-"_ .
• you
patk
your vetlicte
in
a
garage,
you should
not ,
~
to use
the block
heater
until -the
~GE ~ature
d-ops below -23"C
(-10"F). regarcless
of outside
~_
- , .
The
engine
b!OCk
heater is
desigi led to
warm the
bIoctt;
.ea,
whicP
wi .
lei
the
2-1'."