2001
Chevrolet Corvette Restoration Kit
Engine
Component
Description
Camshaft and Drive System
A billet steel one piece camshaft is supported
by
five bearings pressed into the engine block. The
camshaft has a machined camshaft sensor reluctor ring incorporated between the fourth and fifth bearing
journals. The camshaft timing sprocket is m!Junted to the front
of
the camshaft and is driven by the
crankshaft sprocket through the camshaft timing chain. The crankshaft sprocket is
splined and drives the
oil
pump.
driven gear. A retaining plate mounted to the front
of
the engine block maintains camshaft
location.
Crankshaft
The crankshaft is cast nodular iron. The crankshaft is supported
by
five crankshaft bearings. The bearings
are retained by crankshaft bearing caps which are machined with the engine block
for
the proper
alignment and clearance. The crankshaft journals are undercut and rolled. The center main journal is the
thrust
journal. A crankshaft position reluctor ring is mounted at the rear
of
the crankshaft. The reluctor ring
is not serviceable separately.
Cylinder Heads
The cylinder head assemblies are cast aluminum and have pressed
in
place powdered metal valve
guides and valve seats. Passages for the engine coolant air bleed system are at the front and rear
of
each cylinder head. There are no exhaust gas passages within the cylinder head. Valve rocker arm
covers are now retained to the
cylinder head
by
four center mounted rocker arm cover bolts.
Engine Block
The engine block is a cam-in-block deep skirt 90 degree V configuration with five crankshaft bearing
caps. The engine block is aluminum with cast
in
place iron cylinder bore liners. The five crankshaft
bearing caps each have four vertical M10 and two horizontal M8 mounting bolts. The camshaft is
supported
by
five camshaft bearings pressed into the block.
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