This factory service and repair manual for the 1997 Chevrolet T6500 covers a medium-duty straight truck with a low tilt cab, built in the F6B042 configuration and offered with two very different engines: a naturally aspirated 6.0L overhead-valve V8 of 366 cubic inches on gasoline, and a turbocharged 6.6L overhead-valve inline-six of 403 cubic inches on diesel. Spark ignition and compression ignition need separate procedures at almost every step, and the engine sections are written that way, each with its own specifications and torque values.
Engines covered
- 6.0L V8 (366 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 6.6L inline-six (403 cu in) — OHV, turbocharged, diesel
Body styles covered
- Straight truck, low tilt
Trims covered
- F6B042
Known issues on the 1997 T6500. The federal record for this model year is clean, with no recalls and no owner complaints against it. What the manual delivers instead is the detail a medium-duty truck needs to stay working: engine mechanical procedures for both the gasoline V8 and the turbocharged diesel inline-six, fuel and induction diagnostics appropriate to each, cooling and lubrication specifications, torque values for the chassis and cab fasteners a technician disturbs during service, and wiring diagrams complete enough to trace a circuit from its supply to its ground.
This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE MEDIA DISC PLAYER WITH THE LATEST CALIBRATIONS TO CORRECT A CONDITION OF THE REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM NOT OPERATING AS INTENDED IN COLDER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AREAS DUE TO CALIBR
Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
SOME MEDIUM DUTY TILT CAB TRUCKS WITH 3116 CATERPILLAR DIESEL ENGINES EQUIPPED WITH 26 INCH FAN BLADES MAY EXHIBIT THE ENGINE OVERHEAT LAMP ON, AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN THE RED ZONE. *TT
AIR INLET RESTRICTION GAUGES THAT POP OR THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS LOW HORSEPOWER. YD
