Engine Coolant Temperature Gage; Oil Pressure Gage; Light Switch - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

Engine Coolant Temperature
·Gage
(Gasoline Only)
ThIS optional gage
is
~.
in lhe
~stfu. m ent
C!iJster.' "
If
the gage· ' " shows·that"
anover!leat conditlori·.el«$lS-aS indicated by pointer moving
beyond
the ·centei'"
Of the bancfimmediala action· by the driver is requifed.n an
overheat Condittoh
is
shown, take
thesteps~ outlinec(under
the heading "Engine COOling System
Overl"leating" in "In case of
Emer~cy:. '
.. Selrtion
~
of tns
manual : , T~e·
coplant
~rature
Inclcati9n wiu vary
with
air
temperature and 0per8t;nr;j"
conditions.
The
ignition key musf
be
in the ·" Aun" pOsition- for accu'ate
readingS. I'rolonged driving or idling·irj·very hoi weather may cause the pointer
to
move beyond the centElr,.Of the gage. Make a practi99 Of. sCanning this and
qtl:l~
gages while driving, ·especially in hot
weather
an~/or"When
the vehide is
. under·
lOad, . .
CAUTION:
It
the Engl". CooIIint TenII*l1ure
gage
Ihowt;
In
oYemNt
condition
Of
you
hi'" other ....
eon
to ..
spect 1M 'r¥ne may be
~tlng;
continued operdon
«
the
engine EVEN FOR A.SHORT nME rn.,..-..ult I .... tlrel!"ld thI .poaIbIllty
of
pitrIOlMII
Inlury .1Id/ or - .
veihIde
(lam • .
TIiie
i~1Ite
Ktio .. · ••
oulilnilc( under ·"Er¥ne
COOlIng SyItIm
OIflIrhHtlng"
I .. "Ira
Caee of
Emergency," SectiOn 3«
thI. mlnulL
Oil Pressure Gage (Gasoline Only)
The· 011
pr~ure
gage indicates the
pr~ure: :at
which
oil is
~ng
delivered to
the vEirious .parts
of
the engine requiring
lubricalion~
Pressures· registered
by
the
gage may
vary
according to
_oUtside air jemperatures or
weight of oil
being
uSed. Oil
pressure
of a cold
engine
-being operated
at
a given speed will
be
somewhat
higher than
when the engine is at
normal operating
tem' p erature.
at
Ihe same speed. Prolonged high speed operation on a hoi day at
the
giYM
speed will result in somewhat lower oil pressui"e--readings. ReadingS of 205 to
275
kPa (30
to 40
psi)
may.
be considered normal during moderate road
speeds of-35 to 40
mph
(55
to
60 km/h) with
the
engine at proper oper'ating
temperature. Gage readings
which
are oonsistently
high
Or ·1Ow under' theSe
conditions may indicate lubrication system
and/or
engine malfunction.
Ughl Switch
The
three~position
light"
swi~ch
contrOls the headlights, taillights.
parking
lights;
sidemarker lightS" instru'ment-lights and dome liQhIs as shown.
Instrument light intensity can
be
varied by turning '
kOOb
clockwise 'or
counterclOCkwise. Full counterclockwise position lurnson interior light.