1989 GMC R3500 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1989 GMC R3500 lists three engines — a 7.4L gasoline V8 of 454 cubic inches, a 6.2L diesel V8 of 379 cubic inches and a 5.7L gasoline V8 of 350 cubic inches, all naturally aspirated and overhead-valve — across four bodies and the Base, High Sierra and Sierra Classic trims. Those bodies run from crew cab and standard cab pickups to two- and four-door cab and chassis units, and the systems common to all of them are documented with procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics.
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
- 2-door standard cab pickup
- 4-door cab & chassis
- 2-door cab & chassis
Trims covered
- Base
- High Sierra
- Sierra Classic
Known issues on the 1989 R3500. NHTSA holds no recall campaigns against this truck and no owner complaints either. What a shop needs from a book like this is the original data, and it is here: cylinder head and bearing specifications for the three V8s, brake dimensions, wheel bearing adjustment and axle procedures for a chassis built to carry weight, and torque values throughout. Wiring diagrams and diagnostics cover the cab and chassis circuits, including the connections a body builder would have worked from.
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
CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURE
THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. I
HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOB
THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ON EACH SIDE OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE THIRTY-NINE SQUARE INCHES OF REFLECTIVE SURFACE, LESS THAN THE FIFTY SQUARE INCHES REQUIRED BY FMVSS 111.
REDUCED REFLECTIVE AREA ON OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORSREDUCES THE DRIVER'S APPARENT AREA OF VISIBILITY
REPLACE THE NON-CONFORMING REAR VIEW MIRRORS.
