1983 Chevrolet C15 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1983 Chevrolet C15 covers three gasoline engines in one cab: the 250- and 292-cubic-inch inline-sixes, 4.1L and 4.8L respectively, and the 5.7L V8 of 350 cubic inches, every one of them overhead-valve and naturally aspirated. Cheyenne and Custom are the trims and the body is the two-door standard cab pickup. A short options list keeps the electrical sections manageable, while the bulk of the volume goes to the engine, transmission, axle and brake procedures a truck used for work actually needs.
Engines covered
- 4.8L inline-six (292 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 4.1L inline-six (250 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door standard cab pickup
Trims covered
- Cheyenne
- Custom
Known issues on the 1983 C15. Nothing is recorded against this year on the federal record — no recalls, and no owner complaints. In place of a fault history the manual gives the reference material: bore, clearance and torque specifications for the two sixes and the V8, fuel and ignition settings as originally specified, driveline and rear axle procedures, brake and steering adjustment values, wiring diagrams, and the step-by-step diagnostics for hard starting, poor running and charging faults.
