Dodge dakota 2002 Service Manual page 1252

DR
IDLER SHAFT
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
TIMING BELT / CHAIN COVER(S)
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
ENGINE - 3.7L
DESCRIPTION
The 3.7 liter (226 CID) six-cylinder engine is an
90° single overhead camshaft engine (Fig. 1). The
cast iron cylinder block is made up of two different
components; the first component is the cylinder bore
and upper block, the second component is the bed-
plate that comprises the lower portion of the cylinder
INSTALLATION
TIMING BELT/CHAIN AND SPROCKETS
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
INSPECTION
INSTALLATION
block and houses the lower half of the crankshaft
main bearings. The cylinders are numbered from
front to rear with the left bank being numbered 1,3,
and 5 and the right bank being numbered 2,4, and 6.
The firing order is 1–6–5–4–3–2. The engine serial
number is located at the right front side of the
engine block
Fig. 1 3.7 L ENGINE
ENGINE - 3.7L
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