1993 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 177

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 heaterto full hot at the highest fan speed and open the window as necessary. 3.Try to keep your engine under load (in a drive gear where the engine runs slower). 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'tcome 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, you can or idle the engine for two three minutes while you're parked, to seeif 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. If you have a 2.2L L4 engine, your engine coolant system will have a .L coolant recovery tank. If you have a 3 1 V6 engine, your engine coolant system will have a coolant surge tank. There are important differences between these two cooling systems. Read this section carefully. Cooling System-2.2L LA Engine When you decide it's safe to lift the hood, here's what you'll see: (A) Coolant recovery tank (B)Radiator pressure cap (C) Electric engine fan An electric fan under the hood L can start up even when the engine is not running and can injure you. Keep hands, clothing and tools away from any underhood electric . h If the coolant inside the coolant recovery tank is boiling, don't do anything else until it cools down. I75 a