1993 BUICK ROADMASTER Owners Manual

4. Then fill the coolant
recovery tank to
e “FULL COLD.”
5. Put the cap back on the
coolant recovery tank,
but leave the radiator
pressure cap off.
7. By this time the coolant ,level inside the radiator
filler neck may be lower.
If the level is lower, add
more
of the proper mix through the filler neck until
the level .reaches the base
of the filler neck.
6. Start the engine and let
it run until you can feel
the upper radiator hose
getting hot. Watch out for the engine fan.
8. Then replace the
pressure cap. Be
sure the arrows on
the pressure cap
line up like this.
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If a Tire Goes Flat Changing .a Flat Tire
I! CAUTIO1
can slip off the jack and roll over you or othe-
people. You and they could be badly injured.
Find a level place to change your
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prevent the vehicle from moving:
1. Set the parking brake firmly.
2. Put the shift lever in
3. Turn off the engine. Park),
To be even
more certain the vehicle won't move.
you can put chocks at the front and rear of the
tire farthest away from the one being changed.
That would be the tire on the other side
of the
vehicle. at the otmosite end.

The equipment you’ll need is in the trunk.
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The followin,g steps will tell you,ho.w.to use ihe jack afid
change a tire. , , .. ,.

Or, the equipment for the wagon is in the rear storage
compartment.
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To access the equipmentin your wagon, turn the slotted
release
button located on the rear,edge of thk cover.
Rempve the
covef by pulliing, it away fkom the window
and then sliding it toward the rear, Ming it up and out
of thelower track. The wagon tire changing equipmen1
can
now be removed.

To remove the spare tire, unscrew and remove the wing
nut from the retaining bolt. Using
the tire lift
strap, pull the tire out of the storage
well.
To remove the jack, unscrew the wing -bolt from the jack
retainer. Remove the jack by sliding it forward.
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Your Buick has a wheel. cover that .must be'removed to
access the wheel nuts; Refer to the picture for the correct
wheel cover removal.
If your vehicle 'has .either of -the:.two following wheel.
covers, they :must be removed &-carefully prying 'at the
outside ,[email protected] the
Bat . end . 1. 'of @e wheel wrench. , . . ,
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Remove, this wheel cover by carefully prying off the If your vehicle \
has wire wheel covers, .remove the center
center
-of the cover with the flat end of the wheel of the wheel cover by using the wire wheel key wrench.
wrench.