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1-2
GROUP
POWER
PART 1
ENGINE
Section
Page
1
Description
1-2
2
General Engine Trouble
Shooting
1-7
3
Tune-Up
1-10
4
Tests
and
Adjustments
(Engine In
Chassis)
1-11
Camshaft Lobe Lift
1-11
Valve
Timing
1-12
Valve Clearance
1-12
Manifold Vacuum Test
1-13
Engine Compression Test 1-13
5 Engine Removal
and
Installation
1-14
6 Engine
Disassembly
and
Assembly
(Engine
Removed
from
Chassis)
1-16
7
Disassembly
and
Assembly
of
Component Parts
1-27
Section
Page
Valve Rocker
Arm
Shaft
Assembly
1-27
Cylinder Heads
1-27
Hydraulic Valve Lifters
1-28
Piston
and
Connecting
Rod
1-28
Oil
Pump
1-30
8
Cleaning, Inspection,
and
Reconditioning
1-30
Intake Manifold
1-30
Exhaust Manifold
and
Exhaust Gas Control
Valve
1-30
Valve Rocker Arm Shaft
Assembly
...
1-30
Push
Rods
1-30
Cylinder Heads
1-30
Valves
1-32
Hydraulic Valve Lifters
1-34
Timing
Chain
1-34
Section
Page
Camshaft
and
Bearings
1-34
Crankshaft
1-35
Connecting
Rods
1-35
Piston, Pins,
and
Rings
1-35
Main
and
Connecting
Rod
Bearings
1-37
Conventional Flywheel
1-38
Cylinder
Block
1-39
Oil
Pan
and
Oil
Pump
1-40
9 Repair
Operations
(Engine
In
Chassis)
1-40
Engine
Supports
1-40
Intake Manifold
1-41
Cylinder
Heads
1-42
Cylinder Front Cover
and
Timing
Chain
1-42
Camshaft
1-42
Oil
Pan
and
Oil
Pump
1-42
Oil Filter
1-43
Exhaust System
1-43
1722-A
DESCRIPTION
The Interceptor
V-8
"Thunderbird
Special"
engine
(Figs.
I
and
2)
has
a
4.00-inch bore
and a
3.50-inch
stroke
and a
total
piston
dis
placement
of
352
cubic
inches. It has
a com
pression
ratio
of
10.2:1. The
engine
is iden
tified
by
a
decal
on
the
air cleaner
bearing
the
name
of
the
engine.
It
can
be identified
also
by
the
letter
"H"
at
the
beginning
of
the
serial
number on
the
patent plate.
FIG.
1
Interceptor V-8 "Thunderbird
Special"
Engine
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