If Engine Fails To Start; Engine Block Heater Usage - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

engine tum" asler. To use
tbe
block healet:
1. Open the hood.
2.
Unwrap the electricN coret (After using
the'
6kickheatef~
be sure -to
properly restow
the
cOrd:
to hefp
keep
it
rmay from
moving
engineparts.)
3. ' , Plug
the
cord
into
'any three-prbng 110 volt
o~~
(rl9I'fNlI
household
Curre~t) " " .. , ,
NOTICE: -It
the coni
Is
too
.tIort, ... s
Msvy-duty.
Ihre&-prong eldlsnsion
can:i.. Do
not
use sn _ extension cord -such .. yOu woukI use for . -Ismp
~
. . cord
mI,
--
. ' Use,the block healer in
acco~
, w illi
the
fqtlowing~:
tlmN. Irwill not
to
lsave it
pJa..,-d
in 10n_
1 II8I" th.n the ti'm.s~,
·"Th.lllI'ede oil 15 no1 ,ecommended st th_ tempwuures.
At
k!IrJ1)er$ur~
,below
~7"C (20°F)~ ~ ~·D
dieSel
fu~
may
Ck)g
the fuef
filter. This Is normally
taIged , by
' p araffirllit the fuel tuming
intO
wax as
it
' g ats
colder.
If
the--engine
starts but stalls, out after
a ShOf1 time and
wi.
not
re-start,
the fuel
finer
may
be'clOgiJed. ForbesHesulls
in coJd weather,
use Numl)ef'
1-0 diesel fuet or
a'''winr~' ~~, 2~..fuet
(for more ·inIormation, see '
"Diesel
FLi~:~ui~ '~
' F u8l,
~~.
in s8ction
2
fA
this
manual. .
., Engine Fail; To
~-
1.
Do
NOT
use starting
"was."
suc:h,ssether or
gasoline, in the air intake.
Such "aids"
can cause
Irrvnediate engine'damage.,
2. Turn the ignition
keY to
"RuN:' ;
i:::heck
to
be
stie
the
"WArr'
light Is
etA:
befOre
tumlng
the igniijOrikey
to '
"$1art.
t'
3.
If
the "WArr", lightfaiis
tog)
etA, or comes
beck
on after the
er9ne
starts,
there may bell
System
malfunction.'
If this happeri$, you
eM
usually
still
star.t'
the
engine,
after:
waiting,
~
lew
, s ec:oOds.
but
you
should contact '
your
authc:Jrized
deWer.,. soon as-pr:a"ctical
tor
a starting
system'
check,
4.
Be
sure
you
have
thG ..
proper
vtscosity
oil
and have changed it at
the
recomrJ!8flded,'intervals,
-Using
oIl-.d
iRlJrop9r
viscosity
may make starting
more
dfficult,
5.,
If yoUr
batteries
do
nOt
~
' a r.oug.
charge
to start
the engine, see
"Emergencystarnng': ' in Section
3"
01 this manual.
s..
If
the "WAfT" light -is
0I,.It and.
you-- _ batteries
are
sufficiently charged, but
the
engine
~II
not
start,' , contact
you-
~ dealer.
7.
"the
angWJe' starts;
rUns
&
short
h,
: t hei1'
stops.
~
forming
in the fuel.
could
be
ptugging the'b . {ThIS-Cal
~' If
you use
the
improper
tuer
at colder
~afures. ).·If·this·
happens, . .
conta:t)'(U
authorized dealer.
(for
more
information; !M'8
"DieeeffUei Requirements and Fuel
System"
in
SectIon
2 of this
~.)
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2-15
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