MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
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Cooling System
rusty in appearance, the system shou ld be drained ,
flushed and refilled with fresh coolant. Check the front of
the A/ C cond enser for any accumulation of bugs, leaves,
etc. If dirty, clean by gently spraying water from a gard en
hose vertically down the face of the cond enser.
WARN ING!
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When work ing near the rad iator coolin g fan , dis-
connect the fan motor lead or turn the ign ition
switch to the OFF position . The fan is tem peratu re
controlled and can start at anytim e the ign ition
switch is in the ON position .
You or oth ers can be badly burned by hot engin e
coolan t (antifreeze) or steam from you r rad iator. If
you see or hear steam coming from under the
hood , do not open the hood until the rad iator has
had tim e to cool. Never try to open a coolin g
system pressu re cap when the rad iator is hot.
Check the coolant recovery bottle tubing for brittle rub-
ber, cracking, tears, cuts and tightness of the connection
at the bottle and rad iator. Insp ect the entire system for
leaks.
With the engine at norm al operating tem peratu re (but
not running), check the cooling system pressu re cap for
prop er vacu um sealing by draining a small amount of
engine coolant (antifreeze) from the rad iator drain cock.
If the cap is sealing prop erly, the engine coolant (anti-
freeze) will begin to drain from the coolant recovery
bottle. DO NOT REMOVE THE COOLAN T PRESSURE
CAP WHEN THE COOLIN G SYSTEM IS HOT.
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Coolan t Checks
Check the engine coolant (antifreeze) protection every
12
months (before the onset of freezing weather, where
applicable). If the engine coolant (antifreeze) is dirty or
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