The Ford York engine is an inline Ford

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...

 diesel engine

Diesel engine

A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...

 used in vehicles including the Ford Transit

Ford Transit

The Ford Transit is a range of panel vans, minibuses, and pickup trucks, produced by the Ford Motor Company in Europe.The Transit has been the best-selling light commercial vehicle in Europe for 40 years, and in some countries the term "Transit" has passed into common usage as a generic term...

 range of vans between 1972 and 1984.

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

Both the four- and the 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

PTO

PTO is an abbreviation for:* United States Patent and Trademark Office or any other Patent and Trademark Office * Parent Teacher Organization - organization that consists of parents, teachers and school staff...

They were redesigned in 1984 and the front PTO was discontinued.
The 2.5 DI (direct-injection) engine was a milestone in reliability.