1995 PONTIAC GRAND-AM Owners Manual

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual NOTICE: 
Towing a vehicle  over  rough surfaces  could 
damage a  vehicle.  Damage  can occur  from vehicle 
to  ground  or vehicle  to  wheel-lift  equipment.  To 
help  avoid  damage,  install a tow

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual If Steam Is Coming  From Your Engine 
NOTICE: 
If your  engine  catches  fire  because  you  keep 
driving  with  no  coolant,  your  vehicle  can  be 
badly  damaged.  The  costly  repairs  would  no

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual If you  no  longer have the  overheat  warning,  you  can 
drive.  Just  to  be  safe, drive  slower  for  about  ten  minutes. 
If the warning  doesn’t  come back on, you  can  drive 
normally. 
If

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual If the  coolant  inside  the  coolant  surge tank is boiling, 
don’t 
do anything  else until it cools down. 1 
The  coolant level  should  be  at  or  above FULL COLD. If 
it isn’t,  you  may  ha

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual Engine  damage  from  running your engine 
without  coolant  isn’t  covered 
by your  warranty. 
If  there  seems  to  be  no  leak, with the engine  on check  to 
see  if the  electric engine  fan

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual NOTICE: 
In  cold  weather,  water  can  freeze  and  crack  the 
engine,  radiator,  heater  core  and  other  parts. 
So 
use  the  recommended  coolant. 
1. You  can  remove  the  coolant  surge  t

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual 2. Then  keep  turning  the  pressure cap slowly,  and 
remove  it. 
3. Then fill the  coolant surge  tank  with  the proper mix, 
up to FULL COLD, or just  above  the small  cylinder 
at  the  base