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Chevrolet 1948 light duty User Manual

Chevrolet 1948 light duty
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Starting Motor
Every
1,000 miles
put
a few drops of light oil,
or
engine oil,
in
the
oil cup.
Starting
Motors
with
aluminum
end
frame
have
an
oil-less bearing
and
are
not
equipped
with
oil
cup
. .
Generator
Every 1,000. miles
put
a few drops of a light oil,
or
engine
oil, in the 2 oil cups.
Do
not Hover-oil" as excessive oil will
flow into
the
commutator causing it to become "gummed up"
or
sticky.
Distributor
The
distributor is equipped
with
a lubricant cup. Fill this
cup
with
chassis
lubricant
,
or
.equivalent soft, smooth
lubricant
and
turn
down
every
1,000 miles.
REAR AXLE AND TRANSMISSION
The
lubrication
requirements
of Heavy-Duty Hypoid
Truck
Axles differ somewhat from
the
Passenger
Car
Hypoid
Axle
.
The
truck
operates
under
the
most severe lubrication condi-
tions
in
low gear
under
heavy
load while
the
passenger
car
operates
under
the
most severe lubrication conditions
at
high
speed.
Recommended Lubricants.
Rear
Axles-S
.
AE.
90
"All-Pur-
pose
Gear
Lubricant
2-Speed
Rear
Axles-S
.A.E.
90
"All-Purpose"
Gear
Lubricant
Transmissions-
S,AE
.
90
Str
a
ight
Mineral Oil
Gear
Lubricant
S.A.E.
90
"All-Purpose"
Gear
Lubricant
(Caution: Straight MIneral Oil Gear Lubricants
must
not
be
used
in Hypoid Rear Axles
0('
2-Speed Rear Axles.)
The
S.AE.
90
viscosity grade is recommended for
"year-
around"
service. However,
when
-
extr
e
mely
low temperatures
are
encountered for
protracted
per
iods
during
the
winter
months,
the
S.A.E.
80
viscosity
grad
e
may
be used.
"AlI.Purpose"·
Gear
Lubricants.
Gear
lubricants
that
will satis-
factorily lubricate
both
passenger
car
and
truck
hypoid
rear
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Chevrolet 1948 light duty Specifications

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BrandChevrolet
Model1948 light duty
CategoryAutomobile
LanguageEnglish

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