Starting System - Cold Weather Starting Procedure
88chevy05Number: 88-154-6E
Section: 6E
Date: MARCH, 1988
Subject: PROPER COLD WEATHER STARTING PROCEDURE
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 0 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR -18 DEGREES CELSIUS
Model and Year: 1987-88 CAVALIER, CORSICA, BERETTA WITH 2.0L (VIN CODE 1) ENGINE
TO: ALL CHEVROLET DEALERS
Customers may comment about difficulty starting their vehicles in very cold weather 0 Degrees F or -18 Degrees C, or colder).
Many customers have become accustomed to the cold weather starting procedure that is typical of many GM vehicles; that which calls for no accelerator pedal contact before cranking.
On the subject vehicles, equipped with 2.0L engines, the cold weather starting procedure (see Owner's Manual) is as follows:
"Before cranking the engine, push down the accelerator pedal to 1/3 of its travel and hold. Crank the engine by turning the ignition key to "Start". Release the key and accelerator pedal when the engine starts."
Vehicle owners should be reminded of this procedure in the event they comment about hard start or no start conditions in very cold weather. Customer should also be instructed not to continuously crank the engine for more than 15 seconds at a time. Extended periods of engine cranking can cause damage to the starter (this warning is included in the Owner's Manual).