1996 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 208

How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Recovery Tank heater and radiator hoses, and other engine parts, can be very Don't touch them. If you hot. do, you can be burned. Don't run the engine there is a leak. If you run if the engine, it could all coolant. That could lose cause an engine fire, and. could be burned. you Get any leak fixed before you drive thevehicle. If you haven't found a problem yet, but the coolant level isn't at the ADD mark, add a 50/50 mixture of clean water (preferably distilled) and DEX-COOL (orange-colored, silicate-free) antifreeze at the coolant recovery tank. (See "Engine Coolant" in the Index for morc '-1formation.) TM NOTICE: Engine damage from running your engine without coolant isn't covered your warranty. by If there seems to be no leak, start the engine again. See if the fan speed increases when idle speed is doubled by pushing the accelerator pedal down. If it doesn't, your engine. vehicle needs service. Turn off~the -.Adding only plr I water to your cooling system can be dangerous. Plain water, some other or liquid like alcohol, can before the proper boil coolant mix will. Your vehicle's coola,nt warning system is set the proper coolant With for mix: plain water or the wrong your engine could mix, get too hotbut you wouldn't get the overheat warning. Your engine could catch fire and or you others couldbe burned. Use a 50/50 mix of clean waterandDEX-COOLantifreeze. 5-16