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Disconnect the negative (-) battery cable. CAUTION: Failure to observe Step 1 may result in a serious personal injury. It a tool is shorted at the generator lead, the tool will become hot enough to cause a serious burn .
Remove the air cleaner assembly.
Remove the rubber protector, the nut and the electrical connector from the generator B terminal.
Remove the upper mounting bolt (1).
Remove the drive belt.
Remove the 2 lower generator mounting bolts.
Remove the generator.
Install the generator.
Install the 2 lower mounting bolts finger-tight.
Install the upper mounting bolt (1) finger-tight.
Install the drive belt.
Adjust the drive belt to obtain a 68 mm (0.24-0.31 in) deflection with 10 kg (22 lbs) pressure exerted when reinstalling a used belt.
Adjust the drive belt to obtain a 5-7 mm (0.20-0.27 in) deflection with 10 kg (22 lbs) pressure exerted when reinstalling a new belt.
Tighten the generator upper mounting bolt. NOTE : Refer to Fastener Notice in Cautions and Notices. Tighten Tighten the generator upper mounting bolt to 23 N.m (17 lb ft) .
Tighten the generator lower mounting bolts.
Tighten Tighten the generator lower mounting bolts to 23 N.m (17 lb ft) .
Connect the electrical connector to the generator B terminal. Secure the connector with one nut and the rubber protector. Tighten Tighten the electrical connector nut to 8 N.m (71 lb in) .
Install the air cleaner assembly.
Connect the negative (-) battery cable. Tighten Tighten the negative (-) battery cable to 15 N.m (11 lb ft) .
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Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions section.
Remove or disconnect the following:
Negative battery cable
Air cleaner assembly
Alternator electrical connectors
Accessory drive belt
Upper and lower mounting bolts
Alternator
To install:
Install or connect the following: Alternator and the bolts, do not tighten the bolts at this time
Install the alternator belt and adjust the tension until a
deflection of 0.24-0.31 inch (6-8mm) deflection with 22 lbs. (10 kg) of
pressure exerted when installing a used belt. On a new belt the belt
deflection should be 0.20-0.27 inch (5-7mm) with 22 lbs. (10 kg) of
pressure exerted.
Alternator electrical connectors, then torque the alternator bolts to 17 ft. lbs. (23 Nm)
Air cleaner assembly
Negative battery cable
Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions section.
Remove or disconnect the following:
Negative battery cable
Accessory drive belt
Alternator electrical connectors
Alternator
To install:
Install the alternator and hand-tighten the bolts.
Install the alternator belt and adjust the tension until a
deflection of 0.24-0.31 inch (6-8mm) deflection with 22 lbs. (10 kg) of
pressure exerted when installing a used belt. On a new belt the belt
deflection should be 0.20-0.27 inch (5-7mm) with 22 lbs. (10 kg) of
pressure exerted.
Install or connect the following:
Upper alternator bolt to 18 ft. lbs. (25 Nm)
Lower alternator bolt to 40 ft. lbs. (54 Nm)
Alternator electrical connectors
Accessory drive belt
Negative battery cable
Fig. Exploded view of the alternator-Metro and Prizm models
can be a number of things from fuel pump to coil pack but check the egr valve may be starting to go -remove and check for carbon build up if not fully encrusted use a carb/or a carbon cleaning solution to clean and free up valve--most problems give a code but -fuel pump-filter-air filter dont and egr will sometimes set off other sensors but usually doesnt until its to late
most are tided together with the cig. lighter ,look in fuse box for radio, or cig. lighter. some radios have a inline fuse on them ,the radio has to be removed to run the wire down with the fuse link on it, try the fuse box first for cig.light ,hope this is some help to you, thanks robert b.
The hood will be the same, but the bumper will be different: the Geo Metro had its turn signals in the bumper and the Chevy Metro had them in with the headlights. The bumpers also look different, however their mounts may be the same. If your sister wants fer car to look the same you should find a bumper from a 1998-2001 Chevy Metro.
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