1982 Chevrolet C70 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1982 Chevrolet C70 has eight engines to keep straight, and six of them are diesels. They run from a turbocharged 6.1L inline-six of 374 cubic inches to a pair of 10.4L V8s, one of them turbocharged, with a turbocharged 9.1L V8 and the 8.2L V8 in both turbocharged and naturally aspirated form in between. Gasoline buyers took the 366- or 427-cubic-inch V8. Three codes and two bodies, a straight truck and a cab and chassis, complete the year.
Engines covered
- 6.0L V8 (366 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 7.0L V8 (427 cu in) — naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 8.2L V8 (501 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
- 10.4L V8 (636 cu in) — diesel
- 8.2L V8 (501 cu in) — naturally aspirated, diesel
- 9.1L V8 (555 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
- 6.1L inline-six (374 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
- 10.4L V8 (636 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
Body styles covered
- Straight truck, medium conventional
- 2-door cab & chassis, conventional
Trims covered
- C7D042
- C7D044
- C7D064
Known issues on the 1982 C70. The federal record for the 1982 C70 is clean, with no recalls and no owner complaints on it. For a truck with eight engine options, the manual's engine chapters carry most of the weight, giving specifications, clearances and torque values separately for the gasoline V8s and for each diesel, from the 6.1L inline-six to the 10.4L V8s. The chassis sections then cover the driveline, axles, braking, steering, frame and electrical circuits that the straight truck and the cab and chassis share.
STEERING CONTROL ARM CAN BE OVERSTRESSED WITH HEAVY STEERING INPUT CAUSING IT TO CRACK AND IT COULD EVENTUALLY BREAK COMPLETELY.
INSTALL NEW STEERING ARM AND OTHER STEERING SYSTEM HARDWARE WHICH WILL PREVENT OVERSTRES
