1985 Chevrolet Corvette Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1985 Chevrolet Corvette has a narrow subject and treats it in depth: the Base two-door hatchback with the 350-cubic-inch, 5.7-liter overhead-valve V8, naturally aspirated and running on gasoline. One engine and one body make for short specification tables, but complete ones — clearances, torque values, fluid capacities, alignment settings and wiring diagrams for a single configuration, with diagnostic routines written for that car rather than generalized across a model range.

Engines covered

• 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door hatchback

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 1985 Corvette. Three recalls are on the federal record here, and two of them turn on replacement parts rather than original build. Certain replacement fuel filters can seal poorly at the connection and let gasoline escape, which near an ignition source becomes a fire; certain replacement oil filters share that fault and can drain the engine's oil the same way. The third covers safety belts that lock up in the retractor so the belt cannot be drawn out. Sixteen complaints back that up, eight on seat belts, then the power train and steering.