Engine Cooling System Overheating - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

ENGINE COOUNG SYSTEM OVERHEATI'IG
CAlmON: To reduce
the-
dNtnoe
of .
. - - 1 injury ...clIOI' vehlct. ....... due
to
Wllline ' ~ ~
aeM.
1M .,..,. idlng
wItho~
.n
.'-t mi¥er
~
It
the
engIne.tiDukl
~
MIIIIIcWd
bj
VIe
E~ CooI.nI
Tempen"nllght OrIflOe-
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ft
s.ction 2 <II' tI* _ _ • in'IIecIi.ae -8etian Ie
required ..
--...., ill ttIe
~ ~
0fI'I'lIII0n
!:If,.. .....
EVEN FOR A SHOAT
T..:
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ethylene
~in"""eoMnt.~
If you can see or ' h ear escaping
steam
or have othe( reason
to
suspect thete is
a serious overheat concition.
stop MII'perk the vehicle ••
- sOon •• it is safe
to
do so and then Un orr the ..... ne irrIIMdiateIy
and ... out
d the
-.
The cooling system may overheat
if
the
coolant
level is
too
low.
it
there
is
a
sUdden
loss of
coiolant- (such as a worn hose splitting), pr if othEf( problems
occur. H may
also
temporarily ovemeal during severe operaling conditions
such as: " '
• clintirlg a
long
hiD 00_
a
hot
day,
• stoppiIg
after high
speed
driving. .
• . Idling
for
long
periodS in
traffic' ,
or
• towing
a
trailer.
If the En!jne Coolant TempElfaU9 light comes on (or,
if
you have, an
Engine
CI::loent
T~atUre
gage
and It shoWs·an overheat condition). or
you
have
fillY other reason
10
suspect
the
engine
may
be
overheeHng:'
• If
yooi
air cordfioner is on,
turn
it
off.
• If
you
are stopped in
traffic.
shift the
transmission
to· "N" .(Neutral).
" the
warning light does
nOt
go
oft
(or gage poi;lfer does
not
start
to
drop)
M~a~or~:
.
• PuI_
oVer.
stop
and park
'bEt
VElhiCIe
as
soon as
it is_
sate to
do
so.
•
Depress the ecceIeraIor pedal
to in!;:rease engine
-~
until
it
sounds like
it's going about
~
as fast as rormal idle speed. Bring the idle speed
back
ti,.,~mahlfledWo
or bee minutes., ' .
• the
warning
iglt "dOO$
rOt
go
off
(or 989& poirder .does
noI
stwt 10
d-op),
turn off
Ihe engine'"
get.
out
or
the
VehicIa, then Pfoceed
as
foIows:
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