Ford York engine

The Ford York engine is an inline Ford diesel engine used in vehicles including the Ford Transit range of vans between 1972 and 1984.

The Transit was fitted with a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine, but the engine was also available as a 3.5-liter six-cylinder engine. These were fitted in the Ford "A" series of light commercial vehicles.

The 4 cylinders engine produced 45.7 kW, and the 6-cylinder had an output of 64.9 kW at 3,600 rpm.

The torque of the 4-cylinder was 13.7 kgm; the 6-cylinder had 19.14 kgm of torque, both at 2250 rpm.

Both engines had the same bore and stroke, 93.67mm x 85.58mm. The compression ratio was 22:1, and the timing was belt driven. Pistons were made of aluminum and were tin-plated. (Is this a joke?)

The material of both the block and cylinder head was cast iron. The cylinder head was of the cross-flow type and had interchangeable valve seats, the valves were vertically placed and operated by a camshaft that was low placed in the block.

The cold start of the first generation was with a heating element in the intake manifold, and ether injection operated by the driver.

the later 4 cylinders had more modern glowplugs as a cold start system.

the lubrication was provided by a double-rotor pump with a capacity of 65 liters per minute at 2,460 rpm.

Both the four-and six-cylinder engines were also used as industrial engines. The front of the crankshaft had a long section with a key to allow a full-power front PTO

They were redesigned in 1984 and the front PTO (was discontinued. The 2.5 DI (direct-injection) engine was a milestone in reliability, with engines commonly reaching 250,000 miles without overhaul.