1998 CHEVROLET S10 engine

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If you.don't shift down, your brakes could
get.so ho-tthat they woulddt work wel.1. You
would then have poor bmking.'or .even none going
down a hill. You could.cra$h. Shift down to let
your engine a.ssist your brakes on a steep
downhill sI.ope, ignition
Gff is dangerous. Your brakes will. have to
.do- all the work of slmingdawn. They could get isi,
.hot--that they wouldn't wo-rk weU* YOU would then
have pour braking or even none going down a hill.
You could crash. Always have your -engine running.
and your vehicle in gear when you go downhill.
0 Know haw to gxuphill. You may wmt to .&if.d~wn
to. a lower gex. The Iower ge~ars help- cool yuur engine
and tlrmsmission, and you can-climb~the. hill.b.etter.
Stay in ywr own lane when driving: an hYe1an.e
roGds
in hills or.mountairis. Dorr't'swing wide ix cut
aa-oss the: center of'-the road; Drive at-speeds that-let
you stay in your own lane.
1 As you gqover the top of -a..Kll, be alert, There codd 'oe
something in your he, like a stalled cai or an .accident.
0 You may see highway signs on-mountains .that warn of
special problems, -Examples are long grades, ,p.ass@, or
.no-passing zones, a falling rocks area or winding
'roads. Be alert to .these and. take appmpkiate action.
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.NOTICE:
Pulling; a trailer improperly can dasna-ge- yowr
vehicle. and result in costly repairs mt covered by
your warranty* ‘To pull a tmiIer correctly, follow
the advice in this- part,-and see your-dealer €or
important information about tawinga trailer
with,yo.ur vehicle.
.If You do^ Decide To Pull A Trailer
Then, -during the first 5.00 -m.fies (800 kmJ that you
tow -8 ‘trailer,, dOn?’t drive over‘ S&mph (80 kmk) and
don’t make starts at full thrattle. This helps your
engine- and other parts of your vehicle wew in at the
.heavier Ioads .
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gettine; back 'to the
battery is much 1e.s~-
'10. Now s.~ the vehicle with the g0o.d battery run
the engine
for awhile:..
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h CAUTION:
Fans os other moving engine parts can injure.-yu.u
badly. Keep your hands :away €ram moving parts.
once the engine is running,
12. Rern0ve.th.e cables- in reverI= oraer to prevent
electrical
shorting. Take care that they doo’t town
each-other or-.my other metal.
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If your engine catches fire because you Beep
driving, wiho coolant, your vehicle can be:
bad1y:’damaged. The costIy repairs would not b--
c0.vere.d by your warranty. I
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If No. St( m. Is Coming .' rom. Y s .Engine
1. If you have an air conditioner, turn it off.
2. Tmn~on your heater to full hot 'at the, highest fan
3. If you're in a traffic jam, -shi€t tcrNEXJTRAL (N);
_speed and 0pe.n the whdow -as necessary.
otherwise, .shift-to .the highest gear while
dl'iving -- DRTW. @> oir THIRD (3) for
autcmatic- transmis,sions.
You may decide not to lift~.the hood but to get Service
'help ri.ght away.
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Later and radiator hoses, and otherengine
parts, can be-very hot. Don’t touch them,
If you
do, you can be burned.
Don’t
run the engine if there-is a leak. If you run
the engine, it could lose a11 coolant. That could
cause
rn engine fire, ad you could be burned.
Get -any leak fixed before
you drive.. the- vehicle.
I NOTICE:
Engine damage from running .your engine
without coolant isn’t covered by your warranty.
If there s.eems to be no leak, start the engine again.
See if the
engine cooling fa ,speed Increases when
idle speed is doubled by -pushing. the -aceelerator pedal
down.
If it doesn’t, your vehicle needs servic.e. Turn
off he engine.
Haw to Add Coolant to the Coolant
Recovery Tank
I€ you haven’t found a problem yet, but the coolant level
isn’t at the ADT, mark, -add a. 50/5T) mixture of clean
water (preferably distilled) and DEX-COOL@ engine
coolant at the coolant recovery tank. (See “Engine
Coolant” in the Index €or mare infomation.)
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NOTICE:
h ciild. weather,. Walter can freeze -and crack the
enghe, radiator, heater core ;and other parts,
Use
the r~co~mende.dcool~~t and the proper
coolant mixture.
You can b-e burned i.f you spill coolant on hot
engine parts. Coolant contains- eihylene.glyco1
and it will burn if the.-engine-parts are hot-
enough. Don’t:spill coolant on a hot .engine, 1 I I
When the caolant in-the coolaiit re-covery tanlc is ‘at
the ADD mark, starryour vehicle.
If -the overhe-at warning continues, there’s @ne more.
thing you can try. YOU -can -addthe propier. coolant
mixture directly to the Iadiatm-, but. be sure.~e
cooling .. system is cool before-y.m do it.
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