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When you lift the hood,. you’ll see these items on the 2.2L-engine:
A. Battery D. Engine Oil Fill Cap G. Air Cleaner
B. Coolant Recovery Tank and Dipstick H. Fuse Block
C. Automatic Transmission E. Power Steering Reservoir I. Windshield Washer Fluid
Dipstick E Brake Master Cylinder
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When you lift the hood, you’ll see these items an the “VORTEC” 4300 engine:
A. Battery E. Transmission Dipstick H. Air Cleaner
B. .Coolant Recovery Tank E. Power Steering Reservoir I. Fuse Block
C. Engine Uil Dipstick G. Brake Mas-ter Cylinder J. Windshield Washer Fluid
D. Engine Oil Fill
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With the parking.brake applied, place. the shift lever
With your foot on the brake pedal, mow the shift
lever through each
gear range, p.ausing..fox about
three seconds in each range. Then, position the shift
lever in PARK (P).
* Let. the engine run at idle for three minutes or- more.
Then, without shutting off the engine, follow
these steps: .in
PARK (P).
1. Fiip the handle up
.the dipstick and wipe it
with a clean
rag
or paper towel.
and then pull OW.
2. Push it back inall the way, wait three seconds and
then pull it back out again,
3. Check b-0th sides of the dipstick, tind read the lower
level. The fluid level must be in the %OLD area for a.
cold check or in the HUT area or cross-hatched area
€or 'a hot check.
4. If fhe fluid level is in the acceptable l'aJlge, push the
I dipstick back in all the way; then flip the handle
down to lock the dipstick in place,
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Open the cap 1abeledIWASHER FLUID 'ONLY with
the. washer &ymbol on it. Add .w8shef fluid until .the tank
fir-full; .I
Brakes..
Brake Fluid
Your br&e master cylinder reservoir is here. It is filled
with
DOT-3 brake fluid..
There are .only. two reasons why the brake fluid level in he
reservoif might go do.wn. The first is- that the brake fluid,
goes down to an titrceptable level during normal brake
lining wear. When new linings.-are put in, the fluid. level.
goes back up. 'The other reasark that-fluid is lealung out
of the-brake system. If it is, you should have your brake
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If ycii .-. e roo much brake.fluid, it--can spill
on-the engine.
The fluid will bum if-the-engine
is-.hc& enough; You :or others could be burned,
and your vehicle could be damaged. Add brake
fluid Only when werk.is done on &e brake
hydradic.-gystem.
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With :the wmnL i? flu-id. in -your brake.
sptem, your brakes may not work well, or they
aa.y ,not even wotk at all. This :ciuld cause 8
crash. Always-use-the .. proper brake fluid..
NOTICE:
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The L-ke wc,: warnin, sound means tht-so.on
your- brakes wanit wa.s.k.we11. That..could 1egd.to
an accident. When you hear the brake wear
warningsound, .. have, yo.w vehicle serviced,
.
NOTICE:.
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Brake Adj.ustmc c
Vehicle.. Storage.
If you’re not goifigjto drive ...y.o ur vehkle fGr.25 days m
more, r~move the black, negative (-.$ cable fram
the battery. this will .heip keep yrrzrrbattery from
rmning dowiz-.
-
Batteries have acid that can burn yg~ nd I&
that can explode. You caa be- b.adly hurt-if .you
aren’t careful,. S.ee ‘-‘Jump ‘Sbrting’? in th&dex-
for tips on working around a battery without
getting hurt.
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