Vehicles, Owner, Dealer, Parts and Service Information
VEHICLES INVOLVEDInvolved are all 1982 Chevrolet Caprice Classic, Impala, Camaro, Malibu Classic, Monte Carlo and El Camino models equipped with 3.8L (RPO LC3, VIN Code K), 4.4L (RPO L39, VIN Code J), 5.0L (RPO LG4, VIN Code H), or 5.7L (RPO LM1, VIN Code L) engine produced from start-of-production 1982 model year through end-of-production 1982 model year.
Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number computer listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle Identification Number, owner name and address data and are furnished to the involved dealers with the campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data will enable dealers to follow up with owners involved in this campaign.
These listings may contain owner names and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle registration data for any other purpose is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of such listing to the follow up necessary to complete this campaign. Any dealer not receiving a computer listing with the campaign bulletin has no involved vehicles currently assigned.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Chevrolet
Motor Division (see copy of owner letter included with this bulletin).
DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY
Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership from this time forward.
Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into your used vehicle inventory, or it is in your dealership for service in the future, you should take the steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before reselling or releasing the vehicle.
If there is evidence of intentional disablement of the evaporative emission system, the dealer is to notify the vehicle owner of this condition and ask the owner if he/she wants the system restored. The cost of such restoration will be the responsibility of the vehicle owner.
PARTS INFORMATION
Parts required to complete this campaign are to be obtained from General Motors Service Parts Operations (GMSPO). To insure that these parts are obtained as soon as possible they should be ordered on a C.I.O. order with no special instruction code, but on advise code (2).
PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QUANTITY/VEHICLE
10055876 Thermo Vacuum Switch 1
To ensure parts availability upon initial owner request for vehicle correction, 10 P/N 10055876 Thermo Vacuum Switches will be preshipped and charged to all involved dealers. Dealers requiring more parts than the preshipped amount, based on attached involved vehicle listings, are encouraged to order additional parts upon receipt of this bulletin.
SERVICE PROCEDURE
1. Disconnect negative battery cable.
2. Drain coolant (save in clean container for reuse) to a level just below TVS.
3. Remove air cleaner.
CANISTER PURGE TVS:
4. Remove canister purge TVS (see illustration).
5. Coat new canister purge TVS (P/N 10055876) with thread sealant (P/N 1052080) and install.
SERVICE PROCEDURE CONT'D
6. Reinstall air cleaner.
7. Refill coolant.
8. Reconnect negative battery cable.
9. Install Campaign Identification Label.