Volvo side valve six cylinder engine
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Volvo introduced its first straight-6
engine in 1929. It was a side valve engine
with a cast iron block and seven main bearings. These engines powered all six cylinder Volvo passenger cars and taxi cabs between 1929 and 1958.
Versions:
Straight-6
The straight-six engine or inline-six engine is a six-cylinder internal combustion engine with all six cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase...
engine in 1929. It was a side valve engine
Flathead engine
A flathead engine is an internal combustion engine with valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine...
with a cast iron block and seven main bearings. These engines powered all six cylinder Volvo passenger cars and taxi cabs between 1929 and 1958.
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| Version | Year | Bore x stroke | Displacement | Power | Application | Notes |
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| DB | 1929-32 | 76.2x110 mm | 3010 cc | 55 hp | PV651-652 Volvo PV650 Series The Volvo PV650 Series is an automobile manufactured by Volvo between 1929 and 1937. The model name stand for PersonVagn , 6 cylinders, 5 seats; the third digit indicates the version.- PV650-652 :... , TR671-674 Volvo TR670 Series The Volvo TR670 Series was a taxicab manufactured by Volvo between 1930 and 1937. The model name stands for TRafikvagn , 6 cylinders, 7 seats; the third digit indicates the version.- TR670-674 :... |
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| EB | 1932-35 | 79.4x110 mm | 3366 cc | 65 hp | PV652-654 Volvo PV650 Series The Volvo PV650 Series is an automobile manufactured by Volvo between 1929 and 1937. The model name stand for PersonVagn , 6 cylinders, 5 seats; the third digit indicates the version.- PV650-652 :... , TR673-679 Volvo TR670 Series The Volvo TR670 Series was a taxicab manufactured by Volvo between 1930 and 1937. The model name stands for TRafikvagn , 6 cylinders, 7 seats; the third digit indicates the version.- TR670-674 :... |
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| EC | 1935-45 | 84.14x110 mm | 3670 cc | 86 hp | PV658-659 Volvo PV650 Series The Volvo PV650 Series is an automobile manufactured by Volvo between 1929 and 1937. The model name stand for PersonVagn , 6 cylinders, 5 seats; the third digit indicates the version.- PV650-652 :... , PV36 Volvo PV 36 Carioca Volvo PV 36 Carioca is an automobile manufactured by Volvo between 1935 and 1938. The word Carioca describes someone from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was also the name of a dance that was fashionable in Sweden at the time when the car was introduced.... , PV51-56, TR701-704 Volvo TR670 Series The Volvo TR670 Series was a taxicab manufactured by Volvo between 1930 and 1937. The model name stands for TRafikvagn , 6 cylinders, 7 seats; the third digit indicates the version.- TR670-674 :... , PV801-802 |
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| ECG | 1940-45 | 84.14x110 mm | 3670 cc | 50 hp | PV51-56, PV801-802 | War time wood gas Wood gas Wood gas is a syngas fuel which can be used as a fuel for furnaces, stoves and vehicles in place of petrol, diesel or other fuels. During the production process biomass or other carbon-containing materials is gasified within the oxygen-limited environment of a wood gas generator to produce hydrogen... conversion |
| ED | 1946-58 | 84.14x110 mm | 3670 cc | 90 hp | PV60 Volvo PV 60 The Volvo PV60 is an automobile manufactured by Volvo between 1946 and 1950. It was the first car produced by the Swedish company at the end of the Second World War.... , PV821-834 |