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Electrical - Delcotron Ground Wire Broken

Number: 83-T-33

Section: VIy

Date: Apr., 1983
Subject: DELCOTRON GROUND WIRE BROKEN 1981-1983 CHEVETTES
TO: ALL CHEVROLET DEALERS


Some Chevettes may exhibit Delcotron ground wire breakage due to vibration fatique caused by the Delcotron vibrating in its rubber mounts.

This condition can be corrected (see attached diagrams) by securing the ground wire in a plastic clip, P/N 8900116, and installing the clip in the specified hole on the back of Delcotron.

This change started in production on January 11, 1983 with V.I.N. DY156832.

Use applicable labor operation.

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1981 - 1982 CHEVETTE

GASOLINE ENGINE 1) WITH HEATER
2) WITH AIR CONDITIONING WITHOUT REAR DEFOGGER
3) WITH HEATER AND REAR DEFOGGER

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1981-1982 CHEVETTE
GASOLINE ENGINE WITH AIR CONDITIONING AND REAR DEFOGGER

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1983 CHEVETTE All Gasoline Engines