Chevrolet 1994 Astro Owner's Manual Page 196

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If
No
Steam
Is
Coming From Your Engine
If
you
get
the
overheat warning but see or hear no steam, the problem may
not be too serious. Sometimes the engine can get a little
too
hot when you:
Climb a long hill on a hot day.
0
Stop after high speed driving.
Idle for long periods in traffic.
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Tow a trailer.
If you get the overheat warning
with
no sign of steam, try this for a minute
or
so:
1.
If
you have an air conditioner, turn it off.
2.
Turn on your heater to full hot at the highest fan speed and open the
3.
If you’re
in
a traffic jam, shift to
“N”
(Neutral).
window as necessary.
If
you no longer have the overheat warning, you can drive. Just
to
be safe,
drive slower for about ten minutes.
If
the warning doesn’t come back on,
you can drive normally.
If the warning continues, pull over, stop, and park your vehicle right away.
If there’s still
no
sign
of
steam, push the accelerator until the engine speed
is
about twice
as
fast as normal idle speed. Bring the engine speed back to
normal idle speed after two or three minutes. Now see if the warning stops.
But then, if you still have the warning, TURN
OFF
THE ENGINE
AND
GET EVERYONE OUT
OF
THE VEHICLE
until
it cools down.
You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service help right away.
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