What is…?
#1
What is…?
Hi, I'm a new member here.
I have an individual way of looking at Ford engines. For a long while, it was voodoo that made any vehicle go. I put gas in the tank, I sat in it, and turned the key. If it didn't start, I called Daddy.
Eventually, I married, and would call my husband if it didn't start.
Then, I tired of being ignorant, and decided to learn more about the engine.
I have my own words for various parts. There are "big bumpity-bumps" and "little bumpity-bumps" (I think that one is the "cam shaft") and lungers (something to do with air-intake: … high-performsnce modification) and breathers (Another high-perf. mod.) And "pushy uppy downy things"(not the "rods" but the parts the rods push)
I do (sort of, sometimes) understand some "real" words for engine pieces. I know what a cylinder is, and a straight or "V" engine is. I understand where a "block" is (I think)
I don't understand the numbers my husband often talks about.
The one I would like initial explanation of is the 306. (It has something to do with my '96 F-150 engine. He says it's a "three hundred six": I nod my head when he says it, even though I have little comprehension of what it means)
So, what is a "three hundred six"? What part(s) does it refer to? Where on the engine is it located?
Thank you, in advance, for your assistance.
Ford Lady
I have an individual way of looking at Ford engines. For a long while, it was voodoo that made any vehicle go. I put gas in the tank, I sat in it, and turned the key. If it didn't start, I called Daddy.
Eventually, I married, and would call my husband if it didn't start.
Then, I tired of being ignorant, and decided to learn more about the engine.
I have my own words for various parts. There are "big bumpity-bumps" and "little bumpity-bumps" (I think that one is the "cam shaft") and lungers (something to do with air-intake: … high-performsnce modification) and breathers (Another high-perf. mod.) And "pushy uppy downy things"(not the "rods" but the parts the rods push)
I do (sort of, sometimes) understand some "real" words for engine pieces. I know what a cylinder is, and a straight or "V" engine is. I understand where a "block" is (I think)
I don't understand the numbers my husband often talks about.
The one I would like initial explanation of is the 306. (It has something to do with my '96 F-150 engine. He says it's a "three hundred six": I nod my head when he says it, even though I have little comprehension of what it means)
So, what is a "three hundred six"? What part(s) does it refer to? Where on the engine is it located?
Thank you, in advance, for your assistance.
Ford Lady
Last edited by Ford Lady; 08-17-2011 at 01:07 AM. Reason: spelling and spacing
#3
(Goto I-pod: bring up converter app. Enter #s.)
So: translating 306 "cubic inches" to "cubic centimeters" equals 5,014.422.
Hmm. Why would the company go with an unusual number like 306? Why not 300, or 350?
(Or, did I miss something, somewhere?)
#4
Yes, that number refers to engine displacement, otherwise refered to as cubic inches or CID. A 302 is a 5.0 liter, a 350 a 5.7 liter, etc.
You figure that by the number of cubic inches in a liter.
Here is a link that further explains engine displacement:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_displacement
You figure that by the number of cubic inches in a liter.
Here is a link that further explains engine displacement:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_displacement
#6
I think I get it
M'Kay, I haven't clicked on the link KLC left, but I think I have it.
The numbers refer to the amount of fuel that is capable of being inside of the cylinders when the ... pushy-uppy-downy things are down? Does it refer to the entire amount of fuel capable of being in the entire engine, or just the 4 (or 3) cylinders available when vehicle is running? Or, am I headed entirely in the wrong direction?
(What is the the correct label for the "Pushy-uppy-downy things"? Not the rod thingies that push it up and down, but the top parts of it?)
Thank you all for the assistance offered so far. I hope I'm not trying anyone's patience.
Ford Lady
The numbers refer to the amount of fuel that is capable of being inside of the cylinders when the ... pushy-uppy-downy things are down? Does it refer to the entire amount of fuel capable of being in the entire engine, or just the 4 (or 3) cylinders available when vehicle is running? Or, am I headed entirely in the wrong direction?
(What is the the correct label for the "Pushy-uppy-downy things"? Not the rod thingies that push it up and down, but the top parts of it?)
Thank you all for the assistance offered so far. I hope I'm not trying anyone's patience.
Ford Lady
#7
It's how much air is displaced with one full cycle of the pistons. And is the total off all pistons. This is why a V8 has lets say 5.0L, and a V6 would be a 3.8L, and a 4 cylinder is a 2.5L
The part that goes up and down are the pistons.
The part that goes up and down are the pistons.
#8
The … air? … not the fuel?
M'kay … I hafta think about that one a bit.
Next question: what is the correct label for the part I call the "big bumpity-bump".it is the piece that pushes the push-rods that push the pistons up and down.
Thank you guys so much for your patient assistance.
M'kay … I hafta think about that one a bit.
Next question: what is the correct label for the part I call the "big bumpity-bump".it is the piece that pushes the push-rods that push the pistons up and down.
Thank you guys so much for your patient assistance.
#10
Thank you for your patience
M'kay … the Crank shaft is connected to the … gimme a sec … the-e-e [little-bumpity-bump which is…] the cam shaft by the … timer belt (or is it the tuner belt?)
The difference between carbonated and fuel-directed engines is the lack of a carbonater in the fuel directed. The fuel directed is run by computer and has an exact measure of air and fuel directly into the cylinder. The carbonated engines have carbonating … thingies that mix air and fuel before directing it into the cylinders. (Sorry: I was going so well, then lost my mental directory of engine words)
Thank you for all your patience
The difference between carbonated and fuel-directed engines is the lack of a carbonater in the fuel directed. The fuel directed is run by computer and has an exact measure of air and fuel directly into the cylinder. The carbonated engines have carbonating … thingies that mix air and fuel before directing it into the cylinders. (Sorry: I was going so well, then lost my mental directory of engine words)
Thank you for all your patience