4—INTRODUCTIONCHRYSLERSERVICEMANUAL
SEASONALPREPARATION
Seasonalpreparationserviceshouldbeper-
formedinthespringandfallofeachyearto
preparethecarfortheapproachingextreme
temperatureconditions,inordertoavoidpos-
sibledifficultiesandtomaintainmaximumper-
formance.
Completeprocedureforenginetune-upwill
befoundinEngine,SectionVII,ofthisshop
manual.Anengineshouldbegivena "Minor
Tune-Up"oftenenoughsothatitcanmaintain
topperformance.Butitshouldnotbenecessary
togiveanenginea "MajorTune-Up"or"Per-
formanceInspection"morethantwicea year,
inordertoforestallanapproachingdeclineof
engineperformance.The"MinorTune-Up,"
"PerformanceInspection"and"MajorTune-
Up"
operationsarerecommendedasgood"Sea-
sonalPreparation"(springandfall).
MOPARAnti-Freezeshouldbeusedinthe
coolingsystemattheapproachoffreezing
weather.Afterthecoldseasonispast,drain
thecoolingsystemanddiscardtheoldanti-
freeze.AddMOPARRustResistorwitha
freshfilling ofwatertoprotectthecooling
systemduringwarmweatherdriving.
In theLubricationSectionofthisshopman-
ual,
differentviscositiesoflubricantsareindi-
catedfordifferenttemperaturesforthevarious
majorunitsofthecar.Whileitisnotimperative
tomakechangesoflubricantsatexacttempera-
tures,
itisgoodpracticetomakecertainthat
lubricantsareoflowenoughviscositytopermit
properlubricationandminimizecoldlubricant
resistancebeforethecoldweathercomes.This
isespeciallytruewithengine
oil.
Thelightervis-
cosityengineoilrecommendedforcoldweather
operationinsureseasierenginestarting.
Inadditionto"EngineTune-Up,"inspection
ofotherpartsofthecaratthetimeof"Seasonal
Preparation"isgoodpracticefromthecustom-
er'sviewpointaswellasthedealer's.Thisprac-
ticemayindicatenecessityforcorrectionof
wheelalignment,brakeadjustment,brakelining
replacement,orlightingequipmentreplacement.
Also,
partsofthesteeringmechanismmayneed
adjustmentorreplacement.Allsuchitemshave
muchtodowithsafedriving.
PROPERCARE
OFNEW
ENGINES
TheChryslerpassengercarengineisdesigned
andmanufacturedtohighqualitystandards.
Consequently,likeotherfine mechanisms,this
enginerequiresproper"break-in,"servicingand
maintenanceinordertoassuretheownerlong-
lasting,satisfactoryoperation.
A
newcarshould
be
drivenatmoderatespeeds
untiltheenginehasbecomethoroughlywarmed,
toassureproper lubricationofthemovingparts.
Duringthefirst fewhundredmiles,a newcar
shouldbedrivenatmoderatespeedssothatthe
drivermaybecome"acquainted"withthecon-
trolsandactionofthecar.Theownerofeach
newcarshouldbeurgedtoavoiddrivinghis
vehicleatsustainedhighspeedsduringitsearly
life.
Duringthefirst 500milesofthebreak-in
period,SAE10WEngineOilshouldbeusedin
theengine,exceptforanticipatedtemperatures
ofbelow
—10°
F.Fortemperaturesbelow—10°
F.,
SAE5WEngineOilshouldbeused.(Itis
importanttokeepthecorrectamountoflubri-
cantintheengine.)SeeLubricationSection.
Innewcars,theoilshouldbedrainedafterthe
first 500miles,andrefilledwiththeoilrecom-
mendedintheLubricationSection.
STARTINGCOLDENGINE
Whenstartinga coldengine(whethernewor
not),
careshouldbeexercisedduringthewarm-
upperiodnottoacceleratetheengineunneces-
sarily.Thecarshouldbedrivenslowlyuntilthe
enginereachesnormaloperatingtemperatures.
Thiswillassureproperlubricationofengine
parts.
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