DESCRIPTION
The 3.2 Liter (167 Cubic Inches) and 3.5 Liter (214
Cubic Inches) 60 degree V-6 engines are a single
overhead camshaft design with hydraulic lifters and
four valves per cylinder (Fig. 1). The engines do not
have provisions 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).
CYLINDER BLOCK
DESCRIPTION
The cylinder block (Fig. 4) is made of heat treated
aluminum with cast-in-place iron liners. The block is
a closed deck design with the right bank forward. To
provide high rigidity and improved NVH, the block
has cast-in contours and ribs, along with powdered
metal 6 bolt main caps (4 vertical, 2 horizontal), with
a die cast aluminum structural beam windage tray
mounted to the main caps.
Fig. 2 Cylinder Numbering & Firing Order—3.2/3.5L
X X XXXXX XXXX XXXXX
Model
Year
Manufacturing
Plant
Component
Code/Usage
Month/
Day
Serial
Code
Last
digit of
model
year
Trenton T Engine
3.2L
3.5L
Usage
Pass Car PC
Fig. 3 Engine Identification
9 - 76 3.2/3.5L ENGINE LH
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (Continued)
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