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GENERALDESCRIPTION
TheDeLoreanispoweredbya liquidcooled,2.8liter,rearmounted,aluminumalloy
90°V-6uneven-fireenginewithtwo(2)chaindrivenoverheadcamshafts.
Theflywheel(orflexplate)endoftheengineisreferredtoasthefrontoftheengine
duetotheuniquerearenginedesign.Therefore,thetimingcoveranddrivebelt
pul-
leysarelocatedattherearoftheengine.Therightand
leftside
oftheengineisdeter-
minedasviewedstandingattherearofthevehiclelookingintotheenginecompart-
ment.
Enginefiringorderis1,6,3,5,2,4.
The
#1
cylinderislocatedattherightfrontoftheenginefollowedwith#2and#3
cyl-
inders.Cylinder#4islocatedattheleftfrontoftheenginefollowedwith#5and#6
cylinders.
CYLINDERCRANKCASEASSEMBLY:Thecylindercrankcaseassemblyconsistsof
aluminumalloyupperandlowercrankcases.Theuppercrankcasecontainssix(6)
castironcylinderlinersandhousesthecrankshaftwhichissupported
byfour(4)
cast
ironmainbearingcaps.Theuppercrankcasealsocontainsthechaindrivenoilpump
driveanddrivengears.Theoilpumpbodyisa machinedportionoftheuppercrank-
case.
Thelowercrankcaseprovidessideenginemountlocationsandcompletesthe
crankcaseassembly.Thealuminumoilpan,whichhouses
theoil
splashshieldandoil
pickupassembly,issecuredtothelowercrankcase.
CYLINDERHEADS:
The
aluminum
alloy
cross-flow
cylinder
heads,havehemispheri-
calchambersandindividualintakeandexhaustportsforeachcylinder.Boththein-
takeandexhaustvalveguides(8MM)arepressedintothecylinderhead.
NOTE:
CYLINDERHEADRESURFACINGISNOTPERMITTED.
Thesteelvalveseatsarefittedtothecylinderhead.
VALVETRAIN:Eachcylinderheadhasa chaindrivenoverheadcamshaft.The
cam-
shaftoperatesbothintakeandexhaustvalvesoneachbankbymeansofadjustable
rockerarmsmountedona single,commonrockershaft.Therockerarmsare
posi-
tionedandheldinplacebymeansoftwo(2)spacersandone(1)thrustspringper
cylinder.
Thehollowrockerarmshaft,whichalsodistributesengineoilthroughcalibrated
holestothevalvetrainandcamshaft,ismountedandsecuredtoeachcylinderhead
withfour(4)rockershaftsupports.