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Engine: Description and Operation

DESCRIPTION





The 3.5 Liter (214 Cubic Inches) 60 degree V-6 engine is a single overhead camshaft design with hydraulic lifters and four valves per cylinder (Fig. 1).





The engine does not have provision for a free wheeling valve train. The cylinders are numbered from front to rear with the right bank odd numbered, and the left bank even numbered (Fig. 2). The firing order is 1-2-3-4-5-6.








The engine identification number is located on the rear of engine block just below the cylinder head (Fig. 3).