1997 CHEVROLET S10 engine coolant

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine How to, Add Csolsrnt to the Coolant
Recovery Tank
If you haven’t found a problem yet, but the coolmt level
isn’t at ADD, add a :SO/SO mixture. of clean wnrer
(prefer&bly .distilled) :and DEX-CC)OL@ (siljcate-frm)
antifreeze at the coolant recovery tank. (See “Engine
Coolant” in the Index for more information.)
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Adding only plain water to your cooling system
can be da-ngerous. Plain water, or some other
liquid like alcohol,
can boil before the proper
coolant mix win. Your vehicle’s coolant warning.
system
-is set.for the.pr0pe.r coolant mix. With
plain water
or the wrong-mix, your engine conld
,get too hQt but y.ou wouldn’t get the overheat
warning.
Your engine could catch fire and you or
others could be burned. Use a 50/50 mix of clean
water ana DEX=COOL@ coolant.
NOTICE:
In cold weather, water can freeze and crack.the
engine, radiator, heater
core and ather parts.
Use the recommended coolant and the proper
coolant mix.

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You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot
engine parts. Coolant
contains ethylene glycol
and it will burn if the engine parts are hot
enough. Don’t spill coolant on -a hot engine.
When the coolant in the coolant recovery tank is at
ADD, start your vehicle.
If the overheat warning continues, there’s one more
thing you can try. You can add the. proper coolant .mix
directly to the radi,ator, but be sure the cooling system is
cool before you do it.

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2. Then keep turning the pressur'e cap, but. now push
down
as you turn it. Remove the pressure cap.
1. You can remove the pressure cap when the cooling
system, inchding 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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 3. Fill the radiator with the proper DEX-cOOL@
co.olant mixture, up to the base of the filler neck.
4. Then fill the coolant recovery tank to the ADD mark.
5. Put the cap back on the coolant recovery tank, but
leave the pressure cap off.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 6. Start the engine and let itrun until you can feel the
upper radi:ator 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 level is lower, tidd more of the
proper
DEX-COOL@ coolant mixture through
the filler neck until the level reach.es xh-e base
af the
filler neck.
8. Then replace the pressure cap, A,t any time during
this procedure
if coolant begins to flow aut of the
filler ne.ck, reinstall
the press-ure cap. B.e-sure the
arro.ws on t.he pressure cap line up like this.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Section 6 Service and. Appearance Care
Here:you will find inf6frriatisn about 'the care of your vehicle. This section begins with Service and fuel information,,
and then it.shows how to check important fluid and lubriean~.Ievz=ls.. There is a1s.o technical informatkm &;gut your
vehicle, and a pmt devoteft to itsappearance c.are.
Fuel
Fuels in Foreign Countrks
Filling
Your Tank
Checking Things Ugdgr lhs Hood
Engine Oil
Air Cleaner
Autam-atic Trans-missi-on Fluid.
Manual Transmission Fluid..
Hy.draulk Clutch
Rear Axle
Four-wheel Drive
Engine' Coolant
Radiator Pressare- Cap
'Thermg-sgat
P6we.r. Steering Fluid
..
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6-53
6-57
6-6.1
6-62
'6-63
6-67
6-68
&'70
Windshield. Washer Fluid
Brakes
Battery
Bulb Replacement
Windshield;
Wiper Blade Rephement
Tires
Appearance Care
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
Cleaning the Outside
of Your Vehicle
Appearance Care Materids Chat
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
Electrical Sptem
Replacement Bulbs
Capacities -and Specificztions
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Then go to the front of the vehicle and release the
secondary hood- release.
Lift the hood, release the hood prop from its retainer .and
put.the hood prop into the slot in the hood. You may
have a lamp that comes on when you lift the hood.
Things that burn can-get on hot engine parts and
start a fire. These include liquids like gasoline,
oil, coolant, brake fluid,. windshield washer and
other fluids,-.and plastic or rubber.
Yau or others
could
be burned. Be carefuL not to drop or spill
things that will burn onto a hot engine.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine When you.lift the hood, you’ll see these items on the 2.2L engine:
A. Coolant Recovery Tank
B. Engine 011 Fill Cap and Dipstick
C. Brake Master Cylinder
D. Hydraulic Clutch Reservoi.r
E. Battery
E Power Steering Reservoir
G. Air Cleaner
H. WindshieId Washer Fluid
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