1989 Chevrolet R2500 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1989 Chevrolet R2500 covers one body only, the four-door crew cab pickup, and three engines for it: a 7.4L gasoline V8 of 454 cubic inches, a 5.7L gasoline V8 of 350, and a 6.2L diesel V8 of 379, each overhead-valve and naturally aspirated. Cheyenne, Scottsdale and Silverado are the trims. With a crew cab as the only body, the wiring diagrams and interior procedures have one layout to describe, while the engine chapters split three ways.
Engines covered
- 7.4L V8 (454 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 6.2L V8 (379 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, diesel
- 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door crew cab pickup
Trims covered
- Cheyenne
- Scottsdale
- Silverado
Known issues on the 1989 R2500. No recall has been issued for this model year and no owner complaint sits on the federal record. A clean sheet like that says nothing about wear, though, and a crew cab pickup asked to work will find its own faults. The manual answers them by system: engine overhaul and tune-up specifications for the gasoline V8s and the diesel, clutch, transmission and axle procedures, brake and steering service, suspension settings, and wiring diagrams complete enough to trace a circuit from the fuse block to the lamp.
