1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER radiator cap

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine When you decide it's safe to lift the hood. here's what
you'll see:
hi
A. Coolant Recovery Tank
B. Radiator Pressure Cap
C. Engine Fan
A CAUTION:
If your vehicle has air conditioning, the auxiliary
electric fan under the hood can start up even
when the engine is not running and can injure
you. Keep hands, clothing and tools away from
any underhood electric fan.
If the coolant inside the coolant recovery tank is boiling,
don't do anything else until it cools down.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A CAUTION:
Steam and scalding liquids from a hot cooling
system can blow out and burn you badly. They
are under pressure, and
if you turn the radiator
pressure cap
-- even a little -- they can come out
at high speed. Never turn the cap when the
cooling system, including the radiator pressure
cap,
is hot. Wait for the cooling system and
radiator pressure cap to
cool if you ever have to
turn the pressure cap.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
1. You can remove the pressure cap when the cooling
system, including the pressure cap and upper radiator
hose, is no longer hot. Turn the pressure cap slowly
counterclockwise
until it first stops. (Don't press
down while turning the pressure cap.)
If you hear a hiss. wait for that to stop. A hiss means
there is still some pressure left.
2. Then keep turning the pressure cap, but now push
down as you turn it. Remove the pressure cap.
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3. Fill the radiator with the proper DEX-COOL"
coolant mixture. up to the base of the filler neck.
3. Then fill the coolant recovery tank to the ,4DD mark.
5. Put the cap back on the coolant recovery tank. but
leave the pressure cap off.
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6. Start the engine and let it run until you can feel the
upper radiator hose getting
hot. Watch out for the
engine fan.
7. By this time, the coolant level inside the filler neck
may be lower. If the Ievel is lower. add more of the
proper
DEX-COOL@ coolant mixture through
the filler neck
until the level reaches the base of the
filler neck.
8. Then replace the pressure cap. At any time during
this procedure
if coolant begins to flow out of the
filler neck, reinstall the pressure cap.
Be sure the
arrows
on the pressure cap line up like this.
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Here you will find information about the care of your vehicle. This section begins with service and fuel information,
and then
it shows how to check important fluid and lubricant levels. There is also technical information about your
vehicle, and a part devoted
to its appearance care.
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Fuel
Fuels in Foreign Countries
Filling Your Tank
Checking Things Under the Hood
Engine Oil
Air Cleaner
Automatic Transmission Fluid
Manual Transmission Fluid
Hydraulic Clutch
Rear Axle
Four-wheel Drive and All-Wheel Drive
Engine Coolant Radiator Pressure Cap
Thermostat Power Steering Fluid
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Battery
Bulb Replacement
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
Tires
Appearance Care
Cleaning the Inside
of Your Vehicle
Care
of Safety Belts
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
Appearance Care Materials Chart
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN)
Service Parts Identification Label
Electrical System
Replacement Bulbs
Capacities and Specifications
Air Conditioning Refrigerants

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Turning the radiator pressure cap when the
engine and'radiator are hot can allow steam and
scalding liquids to blow out and burn you badly.
With the coolant recovery tank, you will almost
never have to add coolant at the radiator.
Never turn the radiator pressure cap
-- even a
little -- when the engine and radiator are hot.
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.dd DEX-COOL@ coolant mixture at the vnlrn-
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Radiator Pressure Cap
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NOTICE:
Your radiator cap is a 15 psi (105 kPa)
pressure-type cap and must be tightly installed to
prevent coolant
loss and possible engine damage
from overheating. Be sure the arrows on the cap
line up with the overflow tube on the radiator
filler neck.
Thermostat
Engine coolant temperature is controlled by a thermostat
in the engine coolant system. The thermostat stops the
flow of coolant through the radiator until the coolant
reaches
a preset temperature.
Power Steering Fluid
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