tpelle
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I'm curious about the 4.0 OHC engine. From what I gather, this is the old Cologne V6 which started out as a 1.8 (!) liter OHV engine way back when. It's been used in a wide variety of Ford vehicles over the years, as well as some other vehicles (like the TVR sports cars in England).
I'm curious, though, as to why Ford went to the trouble of converting it to OHC? As I understand it they simply replaced the single camshaft located in the block with a jackshaft, and they drive one cam off of the front of the jackshaft and the other off of the rear. Seems like an odd thing to do, and I wonder what they gained by doing so.
Secondly, was the 4.0 OHC version of the engine used in the, say, 2011 Ranger built in Cologne, Germany, or was the engine also made in the US?
I'm curious, though, as to why Ford went to the trouble of converting it to OHC? As I understand it they simply replaced the single camshaft located in the block with a jackshaft, and they drive one cam off of the front of the jackshaft and the other off of the rear. Seems like an odd thing to do, and I wonder what they gained by doing so.
Secondly, was the 4.0 OHC version of the engine used in the, say, 2011 Ranger built in Cologne, Germany, or was the engine also made in the US?