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The 1894 Diesel prototype engine used overhead poppet valves actuated by a camshaft, pushrods and rocker arms, [3] [4] therefore becoming the first OHV engines. In 1896, U.S. patent 563,140 was taken out by William F. Davis for an OHV engine with liquid coolant used to cool the cylinder head, [5] [6] but no working model was built.
Mar 22, 2022 · However, the Y-Block wasn’t the Dearborn automaker’s first OHV V8, as Lincoln received a new 317 cubic-inch V8 in 1952. While these first-generation Ford and Lincoln overhead V8s are different engines and share no major components, they do have some common design features.
Jan 9, 2015 · By 1955, when the 265-cubic-inch small block Chevy debuted in the Corvette and Belair, it delivered nearly twice the horsepower (185 horses from the 4-barrel version) as the venerable Flathead in a package that weighed less than Chevrolet’s six-cylinder powerplants. And that was just the start!
Feb 26, 2024 · In 1928, the first US patent was issued for an OHV engine design, which included plans for converting older side valve engines to the newer specification. As later OHC valvetrain configurations technically use overhead valves, nearly all modern automobiles with internal combustion engines use some type of OHV design.
This being Ford's first OHV engine, they had to feed oil to the rocker arm shafts through a passage from the center cam bearing. Because of the low detergents in oils of that era these passages would often become clogged giving the Y-Block a reputation for bad oiling to the top end.
As is well known, the first OHV V8 engine produced by Chrysler Corporation was the original “Hemi”, actually called the “double rocker” V8. While this engine had great power potential and volumetric efficiency, the hemispherical head and complex valve operation added cost, size, and weight, and even lengthened the engine build time.
BMW's first V8 engine was the 1954–1965 BMW OHV V8 engine, a petrol engine with overhead valves and all-aluminum construction. The company resumed production of V8 engines in 1992 with the BMW M60 aluminum double overhead camshaft engine, and V8 engines have remained in production until today.
