General
| Crankshaft pulley-to crankshaft damper bolts | 35 ft. lbs. | ||
| Displacement | 3.0L | ||
| Number of cylinders | 6 | ||
| Bore | 3.50 inch | ||
| Stroke | 3.14 inch | ||
| Piston Diameter | Coded red | 3.5024-3.5031 inch | |
| Coded blue | 3.5035-3.5041 inch | ||
| Coded yellow | 3.5045-3.5051 inch | ||
| Piston-to-bore clearance | 0.0012-0.0022 inch | ||
| Service limit | 0.031 inch Max | ||
| Service piston selection When replacing pistons, measure the cylinder bore. Install the indicated service piston. | Piston bore diameter | Service piston grade required | |
| Red | 3.5043-3.5053 inch | ||
| Blue | 3.5053-3.5063 inch | ||
| Yellow | 3.5063-3.5073 inch | ||
| Ring groove width | Compression (top) | 0.0602-0.0612 inch | |
| Compression (bottom) | 0.0602-0.0612 inch | ||
| Oil | 0.1587-0.1596 inch | ||
| Piston pin | Length | 2.248-2.278 inch | |
| Diameter | 0.9119-0.9124 inch | ||
| Pin to piston clearance | 0.002-0.0005 inch | ||
| Pin to rod clearance | Press Fit 4 Kilonewtons 900 lbs. | ||
| Piston rings - ring width | Compression (top) | 0.0575-0.0587 inch | |
| Compression (bottom) | 0.0575-0.0587 inch | ||
| Oil ring | Side Seal-Snug Fit | ||
| Service limit | Side Clearance 0.0006 in MAX | ||
| Ring gap | Compression (top) (in gauge) | 0.01-0.02 inch | |
| Compression (bottom) | 0.01-0.02 in | ||
| Oil ring (steel rail) (in gauge) | 0.010-0.049 in. | ||
| Side clearance | 1st ring | 0.0016-0.0037 inch | |
| 2nd ring | 0.0016-0.0037 inch | ||
| Cylinder block | Head gasket surface flatness | 0.003 inch @ 6.00 inch | |
| Head gasket surface finish | 1.0-3.3 Micrometers (RMS) | ||
| Cylinder bore | Diameter | 3.504 inch | |
| Surface finish (RMS) | 0.45-0.96 micrometers | ||
| Out-of-round limit | 0.001 inch | ||
| Out-of-round service | 0.002 inch limit | ||
| Taper service limit | 0.002 inch | ||
| Cylinder head and valve train | Combustion chamber volume | 2.874 cu in. | |
| Main bearing bore diameter | 2.713 inch @ 2.712 in. | ||
| Crankshaft and flywheel | Main bearing journal diameter | 2.5190-2.5198 in. | |
| Out-of-round limit | 0.0003 in. | ||
| Taper limit | 0.006 in @0.003 in per 1 in. | ||
| Journal runout limit | 0.002 in. | ||
| Surface finish (RMS) | 10.0 micro in. | ||
| Thrust bearing journal | Length | 1.0148-1.067 inch | |
| Connecting rod journal | Diameter | 2.1253-2.1261 inch | |
| Out-of-round limit | 0.0003 inch MAX @ 0.0006 in Total | ||
| Taper limit | 0.0003 in per inch | ||
| Surface limit (RMS) | 0.25 micrometers | ||
| Main bearing thrust face | Surface finish (RMS) | 0.4 micrometers | |
| Runout limit | 0.001 inch | ||
| Flywheel ring gear lateral turnout (T.I.R.) | Automatic transmission | 0.07 inch | |
| Crankshaft end play | 0.004-0.008 inch | ||
| Connecting rod bearings | Clearance to crankshaft | Desired | 0.001-0.0014 inch |
| Allowable | 0.00086-0.0027 inch | ||
| Bearing wall thickness (Std) | 0.0612-0.0618 inch | ||
| Main bearings | Clearance to crankshaft | Desired | 0.001-0.0014 inch |
| Allowable | 0.0005-0.0023 inch | ||
| Bearing wall thickness | 0.0962-0.0976 inch 1st and 2nd 0.0980-0.0955 inch 3rd and Rear | ||
| Connecting rod, piston and rings | Connecting rod | Piston pin bore diameter | 0.9096-0.9112 inch |
| Crankshaft bearing bore diameter | 2.250-2.251 inch | ||
| Length (center-to-center) | 5.530-5.533 inch | ||
| Alignment (bore-to-bore max. diff.) | Twist | 0.003 per inch | |
| Bend | 0.0016 per inch | ||
| Side clearance (assembled to crank) | Standard | 0.006-0.014 inch | |
| Service limit | 0.014 in MAX |