Jeep 1979 CJ-5 Technical & Service Manual page 98

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The 304 (5 liter) and 360 (6 liter) CID engines are 90-

degree V-8 designs incorporating overhead valves (fig.

1B-58 and 1B-59). The cylinders are numbered from

front to rear: 1-3-5-7 on the left bank and 2-4-6-8 on the

right bank. The cylinder firing order is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2.

The crankshaft, supported by five two-piece main

bearings, rotates in a counterclockwise direction as

viewed from the rear. The camshaft is supported by five

one-piece, line-bored bearings.

Bridged pivot assemblies control movement of intake

and exhaust rocker arms and are paired by cylinders.

Due to the similarity of these engines, service pro-

cedures have been consolidated and typical illustrations

Identification

The cubic-inch displacement numbers are cast into

both sides of the cylinder block. These numbers are

located between the engine mounting bracket bosses.

Build Date Code

The engine Build Date Code is located on a tag at-

tached to the right bank cylinder head cover (fig. 1B-60).

The code numbers identify the year, month, and day

that the engine was built. The code letter identifies the

cubic inch displacement, carburetor type and com-

pression ratio.

The example code identifies a 304 CID (5 liter) with

2V carburetor and 8.4:1 compression ratio built on May

Engine Build Date Code

(Engine Type)

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