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INSTALLATION

B-89prose procedure
Continued from B-88

Drive belt

  1. 1
    Install the alternator drive belt.
    Drive-belt routing diagram showing four pulleys labelled ALTERNATOR (upper-left), P/S (upper-right), CRANK-SHAFT (lower-left), and A/C (lower-right), with the serpentine/V-belt loops drawn between them.
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  2. 2
    Install the P/S and/or A/C drive belt.
  3. 3
    Adjust the drive belt deflections, and tighten the alternator and P/S mounting bolts and nuts. (Refer to page B-6.)

Radiator and cooling fan assembly

  1. 1
    Install the radiator and cooling fan assembly.
    Tightening torque: 19—25 N·m (1.9—2.6 m-kg, 14—19 ft-lb)
    Close-up of the radiator and cooling fan assembly installed in the front of the engine compartment.
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  2. 2
    Tighten the A/C pipe bracket to the radiator.
    Tightening torque: 7.8—11 N·m (80—110 cm-kg, 69—95 in-lb)
  3. 3
    Connect the upper and lower radiator hoses.
    Caution: Position the hose clamp in the original location on the hose, and squeeze the clamp lightly with large pliers to ensure a good fit.
    Close-up of a hose clamp on a radiator hose with two arrows pointing inward, illustrating the clamp-squeeze action described in the caution.
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  4. 4
    Connect the coolant reservoir hose.
  5. 5
    Connect the cooling fan connector.

Accelerator cable

  1. 1
    Install the accelerator cable.
    Close-up of the accelerator cable connection at the throttle body. A balloon labelled A points to the adjusting nut; an arrow shows direction of cable pull.
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  2. 2
    Adjust the cable deflection by turning nut A.
    Deflection: 1—3 mm (0.04—0.12 in)

Air cleaner assembly

  1. 1
    Install the air cleaner assembly.
    Tightening torque: 19—25 N·m (1.9—2.6 m-kg, 14—19 ft-lb)
    Close-up of the air cleaner assembly installed on the engine, with intake duct and mounting hardware visible.
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B-6ENGINE TUNE-UP PROCEDURE

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