Ford Vulcan engine


The Ford Vulcan V6 is a, 60° V6 engine with a cast-iron block and iron heads, used in some of Ford Motor Company's vehicles from model years 1986 through 2008. It was originally designed to be the optional engine in the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable. In 1992, it became the standard engine for the Taurus, and was the only engine available in the 2006–2007 Taurus. It was also used in the Ford Probe, the Ford Tempo and Mercury Topaz from 1992–1994, the Ford Aerostar and Ford Windstar minivans, and the Ford Ranger and Mazda B3000 pickup trucks. It replaced the Cologne 2.9 engine as the base V6 in the Ranger.
The Vulcan was a clean-sheet design using the metric system. The engine block was cast by Cleveland Casting Plant from tooling built by Sherwood Metal Products, the intake came from Ford's Essex Casting, and the engine was assembled at Ford's Lima engine plant in Lima, Ohio.
The Vulcan is a straightforward pushrod design, with 2 valves per cylinder. Its bore and stroke is. The engine was designed to use electronic fuel injection from the start, and was also sold in a "flexible fuel" configuration that could burn normal gasoline, E85 or any mixture of these two fuels.
In 1991, the Vulcan was updated with reduced friction pistons, a strengthened block, roller camshaft and other changes that resulted in a power rating of and a torque rating of. In 1995, further improvements were made; all Vulcans were now equipped with a Distributorless Ignition System utilizing a coil pack in its place, with a new intake manifold, changes in engine management and cam timing; output was further increased to and. In 2000, power output increased again, up and. A plastic upper intake was added in 2001.
The last production vehicle available with the Vulcan was the 2008 Ford Ranger.
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