This factory service and repair manual for the 1982 Ford LTS9000 covers a medium conventional straight truck in Base trim with four diesel engines to choose between. Two are large turbocharged inline-sixes, the 14.6L and 14.0L, and two are considerably smaller and unturbocharged: a 9.0L V6 of 552 cubic inches and a 7.0L inline-six of 426 cubic inches. That spread means the specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics have to be kept engine by engine, since almost nothing carries across from the 7.0L to the 14.6L.
Engines covered
- 14.6L inline-six (893 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
- 14.0L inline-six (855 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
- 9.0L V6 (552 cu in) — diesel
- 7.0L inline-six (426 cu in) — diesel
Body styles covered
- Straight truck, medium conventional
Trims covered
- Base
Known issues on the 1982 LTS9000. The federal record for the 1982 LTS9000 holds no recalls and no owner complaints at NHTSA. What the manual provides instead is the reference material a shop needs across four very different diesels: injection and fuel supply procedures, cooling and lubrication specifications, torque values for each engine's assemblies, and wiring diagrams to work through with the diagnostics, whether the truck has the 7.0L inline-six or one of the big turbocharged sixes.
