20 Most Recent 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo - Page 5 Questions & Answers

there is a freeze plug behind the alt bracket,its in the head and its a very small one

Leaking gasket,try head gasket fix fro $30.00 will stop in 24 h.

CHECK YOUR FUSIBLE LINKS.

What's wrongPat?

Could be a bad battery, and or alternator, if the alternator does not charge the battery when the vehicle is running your battery will drain causing no start.

starter might be internally shorted or binding up causing the starter to require more amperage to turn. have a mechanic perform a starter draw test on it or take it off and have it tested. if you are going to have it tested take it to a good alternator/starter repair shop. autozone and oreillys cant simulate engine load and if its binding because of a bad bearing on the armature shaft, with out engine load it will test good

When the engine is "over heating" are the radiator cooling fans running on high speed?

Has there been any engine work performed on the vehicle lately?

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You have to remove the column coversto get to it

Go check your power steering fluid level and watch belt turn at idle to see if it is tight and turning smoothly.Pulley could be giving resistance.mAYBE BAD POWER STEERING PUMP OR LEAK.

I have a 1996 monte carlo in my shop,and the costomer lose the key with the chip ,the dealership has to cut and reprogram a key. the alarm can not be bypassed. the LOC you see is for the radio,and you need a code to unlook it.Did you change the starter and battery because it would not start. if a car cranks but not start that is not a start or battery. there is 3 things a car needs to start gas ,air and spark. do you know if you have any of them

Very common occurrence, the battery went open internally. Clean the cable and replace the battery if needed. Autozone does battery testing for free.

Well different cars have different proceedures. These can be found in the owners guide of vehicle. You are pretty much always safe going car to car on the positive side of the battery. Then hook the ground up to a large peice of clean, unpainted metal on the engine itself. Or go old school and go straight to the negative between each car. If nothing is shorted out on accident I have never seen any bad reactions from computers or anything.

If the CHECK ENGINE light come on, the PCM (computer car) have stored a fault code there; I suggest scanned this and note what fault code is there. Sometimes Autozone or AutoShop make this reader with OBD tools for free.Keep in touch.