1985 GMC K3500 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1985 GMC K3500 keeps four engines and four bodies in a single volume. The engines are the 7.4L V8, the 6.2L diesel V8, the 4.8L inline-six and the 5.7L V8, none of them turbocharged; the bodies are the crew cab pickup, the standard cab pickup and the two-door and four-door cab & chassis. With Base, High Sierra and Sierra Classic on the trim list, what separates two trucks is mostly equipment, and the service content underneath is common.
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 1985 K3500. The 1985 K3500 has a clean federal record: NHTSA lists no recalls and no owner complaints against it. Without a defect history to work through, the manual functions as a workshop reference, holding procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics for each of the four engines and applying them to whichever of the four body styles the truck in the bay happens to be.
CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. TH
THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 20
