1999 CHEVROLET S10 radiator

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CHEVROLET S10 1999 2.G Owners Manual yellowblue     
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Cooling System
When you decide its safe to lift the hood, heres what
youll see:
A. Coolant Recovery Tank
B. Radiator Pressure Cap
C. Engine FanIf the coolant inside the coolant

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CAUTION:
Heater and radiator hoses, and other engine
parts, can be very hot. Dont touch them. If you
do, you can be burned.
Dont run the engine if there is a leak. If you run
th

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CHEVROLET S10 1999 2.G Owners Manual yellowblue     
5-13 How to Add Coolant to the Coolant
Recovery Tank
If you havent found a problem yet, but the coolant level
isnt at the ADD mark, add a 50/50 mixture of clean,
drinkable water and

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CAUTION:
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. Dont spill coolant on a

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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

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CHEVROLET S10 1999 2.G Owners Manual yellowblue     
5-16 How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
1. You can remove the radiator pressure cap when the
cooling system, including the radiator pressure cap and
upper radiator hose, is no longer h

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3. Fill the radiator with the proper DEX-COOL
coolant mixture, up to the base of the filler neck.
(See ªEngine Coolantº in the Index for more
information about the proper coola

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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 cooling fan.
7. By this time, the coolant level inside the radi
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