Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 1279

9 - 132 ENGINE 5.9L
ENGINE 5.9L (Continued)
DESCRIPTION
VALVE TIMING
Exhaust Valve
Closes (ATDC)
Opens (BBDC)
Duration
Intake Valve
Closes (ATDC)
Opens (BBDC)
Duration
Valve Overlap
SPECIFICATION
33°
56°
269°
62°
7°
249°
41°
OVERSIZE AND UNDERSIZE ENGINE
COMPONENT MARKINGS CHART
OS-US Item
U/S Crankshaft
.025 MM
(.001
IN.)
O/S Cylinder
.508 mm Bores
(.020 in.)
O/S Tappets
.203 mm
(.008 in.)
O/S Valve
Stems
.127 mm
(0.005
in.)
BR/BE
Identification Location of
Identification
R or M M-2-3 Milled flat on
ect.
(indicating No. No. three
2 &
3 main bearing crankshaft
journal) and/or counterweight.
R-1-4 ect.
(indicating No.
1 &
4 connecting
rod
journal)
A Following
engine serial
number.
3/8
diamound
-shaped
stamp Top
pad
— Front of
engine and
flat
ground on
outside
surface
of each O/S
tappet bore.
X Milled pad
adjacent to
two
3/8 tapped
holes on
each
end of
cylinder
head.