Chevrolet 1963 Corvette, Руководство по ремонту и настройке

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GENERAL INFORMATION AND MAINTENANCE 37
bumpers, only on the spindle struts at the rear
and the frame crossmember or lower control
arm at the front.
JUMP STARTING
The following procedure is recommended by
the manufacturer. Be sure that die booster
battery is 12 volt with negative ground.
CAUTION:
Do not attempt this procedure
on a frozen battery; it will probably explode.
Do not attempt it on a sealed Delco Freedom
battery showing a light color in the charge
indicator. Be certain to observe correct
polarity connections. Failure to do so will
result in almost immediate alternator and
regulator destruction. Never allow the
jumper cable ends to touch each other.
1. Position the 2 vehicles so that they are
not touching. Set the parking brake and place
automatic transmissions in Park and manual
transmissions in Neutral. Turn of the lights,
heater and other electrical loads.
2. Remove the vent caps from both the
booster and discharged battery. Lay a cloth
over the open vent cells of each battery. This
isn't necessary on batteries equipped with
sponge type flame arrestor caps, and it isn't
possible on sealed Freedom batteries.
3. Attach one cable to the positive (+) ter
minal of the booster battery and the other end
to the positive terminal of the discharged bat
tery.
4. Attach one end of the remaining cable
to the negative (—) terminal of the booster
battery and the other end to the alternator
bracket. Do not attach to the negative ter
minal of discharged batteries.
5. Start the engine of the vehicle with the
booster battery. Start the engine of the vehi
cle with the discharged battery. If the engine
will not start, disconnect the batteries as soon
as possible. If this is not done, the two bat
teries will soon reach a state of equilibrium,
with both too weak to start an engine. This
will not be a problem if the engine of the
booster vehicle is kept running fast enough.
Lengthy cranking can also overheat and dam
age the starter.
6. Reverse the above steps to disconnect
the booster and discharged batteries. Be cer
tain to remove negative connections first.
7. Reinstall the vent caps. Dispose of the
cloths; they may have battery acid on them.
CAUTION: The use of any "hot shot" type
of jumper system in excess of 12 volts can
damage the electronic control units on late
model engines with computer controls.
JACKING AND HOISTING
The jack supplied with the Corvette was
meant for changing tires. It was not meant to
support a vehicle while you crawl under it
and work. Whenever it is necessary to get
under a vehicle to perform service opera-
DRIVE-ON HOIST, TWO-POST HOIST
WITH DRIVE-ON ADAPTORS
FLOOR JACK, JACKSTANDS,
CENTER POST HOIST
JACK STANDS
Jacking and hoisting points