1994 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 158

If No Steam 1s Coming From Your Engine 3 Try to keep your engine under load (in . a drive gear where the engine runs slower). If you get the overheat warning but see or If you no longer have the overheat hear no steam, the problem may not be warning, you can drive. Just to be safe, too serious. Sometimes the enginecan get drive slower for about ten minutes. If the a little too hotwhen you: warning doesn't come back on, you can drive normally. 0 Climb a long hill on a hot day. 0 Stop after high speed driving. Idle for long periods in traffic. Tow atrailer. If the warning continues, pull over,stop, and park your vehicle right away. [f there's still no sign of steam, you can idle the engine for two or three minutes while you're parked, to see if the warning stops. But then, if you still have the warning, TURN OFF THE ENGINE 4ND GET EVERYONE OUT OF THE VEHICLE until itcools down. 0 Cooling System When you decide it's safe to lift the hood, here's what you'll see: [f you get the overheat warning with no sign of steam, try this for a minuteor 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 window as necessary. (A) Coolant surge tank with pressure cap (B) Electric engine fan ii" ii . , I .. I . You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service help right away. .;I' 5 .r':. 4 : . 157...