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General

General Specifications Displacement 182 CID
Number of cylinders 6
Bore and stroke 3.5 x 3.13 inch
Firing order 1 -4-2-5 -3 -6
Oil pressure (hot 1,500 rpm) 20-45 psi
Cylinder Block Head gasket surface finish-cylinder block 0.004 inch
Head gasket surface finish-cylinder head 0.004 inch
Main bearing bore diameter 2.677-2.6780 inch
Cylinder Bore Diameter Grade 1: 3.503-3.504 inch
Grade 2: 3.504 inch
Grade 3: 3.504-3.505 inch
Surface finish (RMS) 0.2-0.6 microns
Out-of-round limit 0.0005 inch
Out-of-round service limit 0.0007 inch
Taper service limit 0.0007 inch
Crankshaft Main bearing journal diameter 2.467-2.479 inch
Connecting rod journal diameter 1.967-1.968 inch
Crankshaft free end play 0 004-0.009 inch
Crankshaft runout to rear face of cylinder block 0.019 inch
Connecting rod bearings Clearance to crankshaft 0.0011 -0.0017 inch
Bearing wall thickness (std) 0.059 inch
Main Bearings Clearance to crankshaft Desired 0.0009-0.0001 inch
Allowable 0.0009-0.0019 inch
Bearing wall thickness Grade 1 0.0975 inch
Grade 2 0.0985 in
Grade 3 0.0986 inch
Connectin Rod Piston pin bore diameter 0.827-0.828 inch
Length (center-to-center) 5.435-5.38 inch
Alignment (bore-to-bore max. cliff.) Twist 0.0019 per 0.984 inch
Bend 0.0014 per 0.984 inch
Side clearance (assembled to crank) Standard 0.0039-0.0118 inch
service limit 0.0137 inch
Piston Piston diameter Coded grade 1 3 5035-3.5043 inch
Coded grade 2 3.5039-3.5048 inch
Coded grade 3 3.5043-3.5051 inch
Piston-to-bore clearance 0.0005-0.0009 inch
Piston bore diameter (piston) 0.8270-0.8275 inch
Ring groove width Compression (top) 0.0484-0.0490 inch
Compression (bottom) 0.0602-0.0608 inch
Oil ring 0.1192-0.0120 inch
Piston pin Length 2.382-2.365 inch
Diameter 0.8272 inch
Pin-to-piston clearance 0.0001-0.00003 inch
Pin-to-rod clearance Standard 0.0001-0.0007 inch
Service limit 0.0013 inch
Side clearance Compression (top) 0.0015-0.0029 inch
Compression (bottom) 0.0015-0.0033 inch
Oil ring Snug fit
Service limit 0.0039 inch
Piston Ring Gap Compression (top) - gauge diameter 0.0039-0.0098 inch
Compression (bottom) -gauge diameter 0.0106-0.0165 inch
Oil ring (steel rail) - gauge diameter 0.0059-0.0255 inch
Compression (top) - service limit 0.0196 inch
Compression (bottom) -service limit 0.0255 inch
Oil ring (steel rail)-carving limit 0.0354 inch
Lubrication system Oil capacity 6.9 Quarts