1982 GMC S15 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1982 GMC S15 covers a compact truck with a short engine list and a long trim list. The engines are a 2.8L overhead-valve V6 of 173 cubic inches and a 1.9L single-overhead-cam inline-four of 119 cubic inches, both gasoline and both naturally aspirated; the trims are Base, High Sierra, Sierra Classic and Sierra Grande. Two bodies are listed, a two-door standard cab pickup and a two-door cab and chassis, and each system is documented with procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics.

Engines covered

• 2.8L V6 (173 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 1.9L inline-four (119 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door standard cab pickup
• 2-door cab & chassis

Trims covered

• Base
• High Sierra
• Sierra Classic
• Sierra Grande

Known issues on the 1982 S15. The manual covers straightforward service work on a small truck: carburetion, ignition and valvetrain procedures for the V6 and the overhead-cam four, cooling and charging system specifications, clutch, transmission and rear axle work, and brake and front suspension overhaul. Torque values accompany each of those, and the wiring diagrams and diagnostic sequences cover the cab and chassis circuits.