This factory service and repair manual for the 2000 Chevrolet T6500 describes one chassis and two diesels. The truck is the low tilt cab straight truck in F6B042 form; the engines are turbocharged inline-sixes, a 7.2L overhead-valve unit of 441 cubic inches and a 7.8L of 475 cubic inches. Because both are turbocharged compression-ignition engines, much of the surrounding hardware behaves alike, and the manual points out where the two diverge on specifications, service limits and torque values.
Engines covered
- 7.2L inline-six (441 cu in) — OHV, turbocharged, diesel
- 7.8L inline-six (475 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
Body styles covered
- Straight truck, low tilt
Trims covered
- F6B042
Known issues on the 2000 T6500. Federal regulators hold no recalls and no owner complaints for this model year, leaving nothing on the record to warn a technician about. The manual answers a different question, which is how the work is meant to be done: injection and induction diagnostics for the turbodiesel, cooling and lubrication figures the engine depends on under sustained load, cab and chassis procedures with their fastener torque values, and wiring diagrams drawn circuit by circuit so an electrical fault can be isolated to a connector.
