Chevrolet CHEVY II 1966 Manuel utilisateur

CHE

OWNER'S

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GUIDE

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WORD

FROM CHEVROLET .

...

is Owners Guide contains important information regarding the operation

and

maintenance of your Chevy II.

order

to obtain maximum enjoyment

and

usage

from

your car, we suggest that

you familiarize yourself with the contents of this booklet

and

follow the recommen-

dations outlined.

Your Chevrolet

dealer

has the trained personnel

and

specialized equipment to

properly service your Chevy II. Have

him

inspect your car

and

perform

any

main-

tenance adjustments required.

would like to

take

this opportunity to thank you for choosing a Chevrolet

product-and

assure you af our continuing interest

your motoring pleasure

and

satisfaction.

CHEVROLET

MOTOR

DIVISION

•

General

ors

CDrpor

tion

1965

GENERAL

MOTORS CORPORATION

DETROIT

, MICHIGAN

41202

SECO

EDITlON

T08fR

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Operating

Instructions

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Instruments

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Controls .

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3 thru 7

and

10thru

Other

Features

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18 thru

Station

Wagon

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and

Cleaning Your Chevrolet.

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,tena'nce

and

Lubrication

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thru

Minor Trouble Shoating

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thru

Specifications

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41 thru

Index

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All

ormation contained

this booklet is the latest prod-

uct 'information available at

th.

lime

printing.

The

right

is reserved to make changes

any time without notice.

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Sound design

and

precIsion

manufa

during

methods

will

permit you

operate

your new Chevy

from its

very first mile without

adhering

-0 formal

"breok~jn"

schedule. However, during

.he

first few

hundred

miles

driving you

can,

by-

observing a few simple ,precautions,

add

to the future performarice

and

economy

your

car

recommended

that

your

speed

during

the

flrst

500

miles

confined to a maximum

M.P.H., but

not drive for e'

xtended

periods

anyone

constant

Proper

maintenance

and

wise

operation

will

combine

to help you

achieve

maximum fuel economy with your

Chevy II. Your Authorized Chevrolet Dealer can prop-

erly tune

and

maintain your

car

but wise

operation

your responsibility. Give the

car

sufficient

warm~up

speed,

either fast

slow. During this

period,

avoid full

throttle starts

and,

if possible,

abrupt

stops.

Gentle

braking during

the

first few

hundred

miles

operation

will

result

longer

brake

life

and

better

future

performance.

Avoid

hard

stops especially during

the first

200

-miles

operation

since 'brake misuse during

this

period

will

destroy

much futur'e

brake

efficiency.

Always drive

moderate

spe

until the

engine

has

completely

warmed

up.

time,

not moke full throttle starts

needless

sudden

stops,

and

drive -

reasonable

speeds

and

as steadily

traffic permits to

gain

the benefits

all the economy

built into your Chevy II.

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OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

SWITCH

OFF

AND

LOCKED

ACCESSORY

ACCESSORIES

ONLY

DRIVING

POSmON

START

STARTING

ENGINE

IGNITION

SWITCH

The

ignition switch

has

four

positions

shown. The key

may

removed only when the

switch

the OFF position.

The 'key

must

pushed

you lurn to

ACCESSORY

position

for operating the accessories

when the engine

not running.

STARTING

THE

ENGINE

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION -Place selector lever in N or P position.

The

engine will not

sta

rt when lever

any other position.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION -Place gearshift conlrol lever in Neutral and de-

press

dutch

pedal

to the floor.

ENGINE

COLD

-Depress accelerator pedal to floor and release.

This

presets

the automatic choke.

With

manual choke, pull control knob fully out while

holding pedal down.

ENGINE HOT -Depress the accelerator pedal

part

way

down and hold

while starting.

DURING

EXTREMELY

COLD

WEATHER

and

belowl-

Depress the accel-

erator

pedal

part

way

down and hold while starting.

Turn

ignition switch to

START

and release

soon

engine

starts

. With

manual choke,

set

control knob

for

smooth engine operation.

"FLOODED" ENGINE -Depress accelerator pedal to

floor

and hold while

cranking engine.

Never

"pump"

the accelerator

pedal.

WARM-UP

Always let the engine idle for a moment or two

after

starting and drive

moderate speeds for several miles, especially during cold weather.

soon

as the engine

will

run

smoothly without the choke,

push

the choke control

fully in.

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MANUAL CHOKE

The Chevy

with

the

Super-Thrift 4-cylinder

engine

equipped

with

a manual choke. Since the choke

oper-

ates

to enrich

the

fuel mixture delivered to the

corbu.

retor, its improper use can result

excessive fuel

consumption. Use the choke,

outlined

under

"Start-

in9,"

only until the

engine

warms-up. Then

the

choke

still necessary to provide smooth

engine

operation

your

Chevrolet

dealer

should

called

upon to

perform

such

engine

adiustments as

may

be necessary.

DRIVING

WITH

THE

CHEVY

MANUAL

TRANSMISSIONS

The

3-speed

manual transmission shift positions follow the

standard

pattern

shown

the left. The

4-speed

transmission shift lever,

extend-

ing from

the

floor, has

its

special shift

pattern

diagram

located

the

floor

plate

Depress

the

clutch

pedal

fully

before

attempting

to shift

a different

gear,

then

release

the

pedal

to move

that

gear.

Shift-

ing into

2nd

and

3rd

gear

soon

possible will

add

appreciably

to your fuel economy. Always shift into a lower

gear,

when slowing

down,

before

the

car

begins to

"lug"

labor

and

also when

descend-

ing

steep

hills. Both transmissions,

being

fully synchronized,

may

downshifted into

lst

gear

any

speed

below

m.p.h. Shift into

Reverse

gear

only

after

the

car

has

stopped.

Always

depress

and

release

the

clutch

pedol

fully

when

shifting.

When

a push start

necessary turn off all electrical

loads

such

heater,

radio,

and,

if possible, lights, turn on the key,

depress

the

clutch,

and

place

the

shift lever

3rd

gear.

Release the clutch when

your

speed

reaches

miles

per

hour. Extra effort

will

re-

quired

operate

power

steering

and

power

brakes

until the

engine

starts.

FOUR SPEED TRANSMISSION

REVERSE

SHIFT -

Lift

the

re-

verse

release

cable

handle

just below the shift lever knob when shifting

into reverse

gear

. The shift linkage may

adjusted

allow

"short

stroke" shift lever

operation.

See

your Chevrolet Dealer.

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The Powerglide

a completely automatic transmis-

sion which

replaces

the

standard

clutch

and

transmission.

After starting the

engine

with the selector lever

(Neutral)

P (Park) position, select

the

range

desired

(see tables below)

and

depress

the

accelerator.

grad-

ual

start

with a

steady

increase

accelerator

pressure

will

result

greatest

fuel economy. Rapid

acceleration

for

fast

starts

will

result

greater

fuel consumption.

COLUMN

SHIFT

LEVER

The heavy line

the illustration below indicates

P-PARK

R-REVERSE

N-NEUTRAL

D-ORIVE

L-LOW

the

movement

the

shift lever

lifted to shift into

Reverse

Low

and

into

out

Park position.

FLOOR CONSOLE

SHIFT

LEVER

The floor console shift lever

may

moved freely

between

Neutral

and

Drive. Press lightly on the shift

lever button

you shift into Reverse

Low.

Depress

the button fully

when

shifting into

out

Park position.

Exercise

care

depressing the button to

prevent

unin-

tentional shifts to Park

Reverse.

Use

only

when

car

stopped.

For

backing

car-from

stop.

For

standing

(Brakes

Applied).

For

forward

driving.

Depress

accelerator

floor

for

extra

acceleration

below

mph-:V-8,

mph-L-6.

For

hard

pulling

through

sand,

snow

mud,

and

for

climbing

descending

steep

grades.

not

shift

Labove

mph.

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HOLDING

CAR

UPGRADE

When

stopped

upgrade,

maintain your posi-

tion

applying

the

brakes

Never

:hold

'he

car

place

acceleraling

engine

This

coold-cause

damage

-by

overheating

the

-transmission.

"ROCKING"

CAR

"Rock"

the

car

free

from

mud,

sand

snow

accelerating

the

engine

required

and

moving

the

transmission selector lever

between

and

R positions.

PUSHING

START

-POWERGLIDE

Turn off all eJectrical

loads

such

radio,

heater

and,

possible, lights ,until

the

engine

starts.

With

the

ignition key

turned

and

the

transmis-

sion

N (neutral).

allow

the

car

speed

reach

miles

per

hour. Then shift

the

transmission to L (low)

position. After the

engine

starts,

the

transmission may

operated

the

normal manner. Never

tow

the

caJ

,start. Extra effort

will

required

operote

the

power

brakes

and

power

steering until

the

engine

starts.

TOWING

The

car

may

towed

safely on its

rear

wheels with

the

selector lever

(Neutral) position

speeds

miles

per

hour

less

der

most conditi'ons.

However,

the

drive

shaft

must

disconnected

the

car

towed

its

front wheels

Tow

speeds

excess

mph

are

necessary,

Car

must

towed

for

extended

distances (over

milesl or, 3) Trans-

mission

not

operating

properly.

car

towed

its

front wheels,

the

steering

wheel

should

secured

maintain a straight

ahead

position.

PARKING YOUR

CAR

Always

engage

the

parking

bra

.ke

and

place

the

tran

smission selector lever

Park"

position when

leaving your

car

unattended.

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INSTRUMENTS

The instruments,

gauges

and

indicator lights

con·

veniently

grouped

the

instrument cluster

are

designed

tell

you

glance

many

important

things

about

the

performance

your

car. The

information

on this and

the

following

page

will

enable

you

quickly

under.

HEADLIGHT

BEAM

INDICATOR LIGHT

The

headlights

your Chevy II

have

high

and

low

beams

provide

you with

proper

night-time visibility

dur

ing all driving conditions. The "'ow"

beams

are

used

during most city driving. The

"high

beams

are

especially

useful when driving

dark

roads

since

they

provide

excellent long

range

illumination. The

headlight

beam

indicator

will

whenever

the

high

beams

"brights"

stand

and

properly

interpret

these instruments.

Familiar-

ize yourself with their location

and

purpose

and

make

practice

scan

the

instrument

cluster

you

start

the

engine,

after

it starts,

and

periodically

you drive.

are

use. The

Headlight

Beam Switch controls

the

head-

light

beams

(see

Page

11).

FUEL

GAUGE

This electrically

operated

gauge

registers

cor

rectly

when the ignition switch

the

" position.

When

the

ignition switch

turned

"off,"

the

needle

will

not

necessarily return to

the

empty

mark but may stop

any

point on

the

dial.

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ENGINE

TEMPERATURE

INDICATOR

LIGHT

indicator

light

provided

the

instrument

cluster

indicate

normal

operating

engine

temperature

and

also

quickly

warn

afan

over·heated

engine.

you

start

the

car,

the

red

indicator light

will

to let

you

know

that

operating

properly.

After

the

engine

starts,

the

red

light

will

out

immediately,

will light

other

time

unless

for

OIL

PRESSURE

INDICATOR

LIGHT

This light will

when

the

ignition,. switch

turned

and

should

out

after

the

engine

started.

Occasionally

the

light

may

seen

flicker

momen-

tarily,

but

this will

harm.

However,

the

light

GENERATOR

INDICATOR

LIGHT

This

light

provides

a quick check

the

generating

system

your Chevy II. The red light will

when

the

ignition key

the

"on"

position, but

before

the

engine

started.

After

the

engine

starts,

the

light should

some

reason

the

engine

reaches

dangerously

high

operating

temperature.

the

red light should

come

on,

the

engine

must

stopped

until

the

cause

the

over-

heating

corrected.

Check this light frequently

you drive. Engine

temperature

normal

long

the

red light

off.

remains

during normal driving

speeds

the

engine

should

stopped

until

the

cause

the

trouble

can

located

and

corrected.

Driving

the

car

with low oil

pressure

can

cause

serious

engine

damage.

out

and

remain out.

the

light remains on

when

engine

running,

have

your

Authorized Chevrolet

Dealer

locate

and

correct

the

trouble

soon

possible.

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