This factory service and repair manual for the 1982 Chevrolet B60 covers a cab forward school bus chassis built under one designation, B6P042, and offered with five engines: naturally aspirated gasoline V8s of 5.7, 6.0 and 7.0 liters, the largest of them 427 cubic inches, plus the 8.2L V8 diesel in turbocharged and naturally aspirated form. Gasoline and diesel need separate treatment and they get it, with fuel, ignition or injection and emissions material kept apart before the shared chassis chapters begin.
Engines covered
- 6.0L V8 (366 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 7.0L V8 (427 cu in) — naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 8.2L V8 (501 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
- 8.2L V8 (501 cu in) — naturally aspirated, diesel
Body styles covered
- Bus (school), cab forward
Trims covered
- B6P042
Known issues on the 1982 B60. Neither a recall nor an owner complaint appears against this bus in federal records, so nothing here is remedial. The manual's use is daily: five engines mean five sets of specifications, torque values and diagnostic routines, covering the 5.7L, 6.0L and 7.0L gasoline V8s and both 8.2L diesels, and the cab forward chassis is documented alongside them, through frame and suspension, driveline, brake and steering service, and the wiring that feeds the bus's lights, controls and instruments.
