1983 GMC K3500 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1983 GMC K3500 takes in four bodies, the four-door crew cab pickup, the standard cab pickup and cab & chassis in both two-door and four-door form. Behind them are four engines, three of them gasoline units, the 7.4L V8, the 4.8L inline-six and the 5.7L V8, and one diesel, the 6.2L V8. Base, High Sierra and Sierra Classic are the trims, and every engine is overhead-valve and naturally aspirated.
Engines covered
- 7.4L V8 (454 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 6.2L V8 (379 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, diesel
- 4.8L inline-six (292 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door crew cab pickup
- 2-door standard cab pickup
- 4-door cab & chassis
- 2-door cab & chassis
Trims covered
- Base
- High Sierra
- Sierra Classic
Known issues on the 1983 K3500. The 1983 K3500 comes through the federal database with a clean sheet, no recalls and no owner complaints. The book therefore reads as a maintenance and overhaul reference rather than a troubleshooting history, setting out procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the 6.2L diesel and the three gasoline engines across all four body styles and all three trims.
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