Ford Truck Engines
Rouge 226 Truck Six
Rouge 239 Truck V-8
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Rouge 226 Truck Six
Rouge 239 Truck V-8
New engineering design boosts top truck performance, reduces truck operating costs!
From the mighty Ford Rogue plant, producer of more truck engines than any other plant in history, comes a brand new truck engine, the Rouge 226 Truck Six. Truck-designed and truck-built; the Rogue 226 is truck-proved by over 3,000,000 road-miles of actual operation. Study the horsepower and torque chart for proof of truck-worthiness. It indicates ample power for truck service, and maximum torque developed at moderate speed. Look at the closeups of true-truck engine featrues. They emphasize the inherent durability, reliability, ease of maintenance, and the economy of operation built into Ford Truck engines. Among the praiseworth featrues not pictrued in above illustrations are: simplified generator mounting and belt adjustment; new metal clad ignition coil adjacent to the distributor for higher voltage and easier starting; pressure-valve radiator cap; oil-bath air cleaner with new dust-proof clamp; high capacity packless-type water pump.
Connecting rod bearings are easily replaceable. Precision thin shell type with stiffer cap, retained by self-locking nuts. Header, steel-backed, copper-lead alloy for long wear. Pressure lubricated.
Longer Flightlight pistons for greater gas and oil economy. Aluminum alloy for light weight; cam ground for true fit at operating temperatures; plated finish for long wear; 4 rings, 2 for compression, 2 for oil control.
Heavier crankshaft, cast alloy steel with 7 counter weights for better balance. Crankpins are tubular for strength with minimum weight. New damper neutralizes torsional vibration.
Exhaust valve seat inserts are long-lived molybdenum chrome allot steel. Need fewer regrinds. Reduce power loss.
| Rouge 226 Truck Six | |
|---|---|
| 95 Horse Power | Bore 3.300 in. Stroke 4.400 in. Piston displacement 226 cu. in. Brake horsepower 95 at 3300 r.p.m. Max torque 180 lb. ft. at 1200 r.p.m. Comp. ratio 6.8 to 1. |
| Block | One-piece cylinder casting in unit with crankcase of Ford alloy iron. Cylinder bores controlled quality micro-finish for uniform oil film. Full length water jackets. |
| Head | Turbulent-type high compression, Ford cast alloy iron. |
| Crankshaft | Ford cast alloy steel, counterbalanced, with viscous or rubber-bonded vibration damper. Weight 73 lbs. Four large main bearings, steel-backed special Ford alloy, locked-in, precision, replaceable type. Total bearing area 43.385 sq. in. |
| Connecting Rods | Heat-treated steel forging with locked-in, steel-backed copper lead, precision, replaceable bearings. Bronze piston pin bushings. |
| Pistons | Ford Flightlight cam ground aluminum alloy, plated finish, with four rings above pin. Full-floating tubular piston pins. |
| Camshaft | High-lift, special cast alloy iron, gear-driven from crankshaft for precise timing. Precision-machined aluminum timing gear. |
| Valves | Special heat-resisting alloy steel. Self-locking screw style tappets. Long, pressed-in valve guides. Shot-blasted, rust-proofed valve springs. Special chrome-molybdenum steel exhaust valve seat inserts. |
| Lubrication | Full pressure to all main, connecting rod and camshaft bearings. Large capacity rotor type pump, gear driven from center of camshaft. Base mounted replaceable cartridge oil filter. Truck type oil pan with detachable plate for screen removal and pan clean-out. Directed-flow crankcase ventilation. Crankcase capacity, 5 quarts. |
| Cooling | Series-flow system providing increased water velocity and closer temperature control. High capacity, centrifugal, packless, pre-lubricated pump. Recirculation type thermostatic water temperature control. Fan 4-blade, 17 in, diameter Flat tube and fin radiator, pressure cap. |
| Fuel System | Balanced downdraft carburetor with four-port, advanced type, shielded intake manifold. Automatic riser heat control. Oil bath air cleaner with seal-tight V-clamps. Mechanical fuel pump with sediment bowl. |
| Ignition | Loadomatic system with full automatic vacuum controlled distributor, driven from camshaft. Metal-clad coil mounted adjacent to distributor. Open type wiring, secured by rubber grommets. |
| Electrical | Air-cooled, heavy duty generator, 230 watts, 30-33 amperes. High torque starter, automatic engagement, solenoid switch, push button control. Ford heavy duty 17 plate, 100 ampere hour battery. |
| Mounting | Three-point cushion-type engine suspension. |
100 Horsepower. 180 lb. ft. torque at 2,000 r.p.m. Bore 3.187 inches. Stroke 3.75 inches. Cast alloy iron block. High Turbulence, high compression combustion chambers. Flightlight pistons. 4-rings. Removable-type main and connecting rod bearings. Intake and exhaust valve seat inserts. Downdraft carburetor. Loadmatic ignition with vacuum controlled distributor.
90° L-head type. Bore 3.1875 in., stroke 3.75 in., piston displacement 239 cu. in. Max. B.H.P 100 at 3800 r.p.m.; max. torque 180 lbs. ft. at 2000 r.p.m. Compression ratio 6.8 to 1. One piece casting of cylinders and upper crankcase. Head with high turbulence combustion chambers. Crankshaft Ford cast alloy steel, fully counterbalanced. Flightlight pistons, aluminum alloy, cam ground, 4 rings each. Individual locked-in, steel-backed copper lead connecting rod bearings. Valves precision-set; special chrome-molybdenum steel intake and exhaust valve seat inserts. Series-flow engine cooling system; two self-lubricating, packless pumps. Direct pressure lubrication; removable plate in oil pan; dual downdraft carburetion; horizontal plane puplex intake manifold; Loadomatic ignition with fully automatic vacuum controlled spark advance.