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The Oldsmobile V8, also referred to as the Rocket, is a series of engines that was produced by Oldsmobile from 1949 until 1990. The Rocket, along with the 1949 Cadillac V8, were the first post-war OHV crossflow cylinder head V8 engines produced by General Motors.
1948 Oldsmobile Straight-8 engine Oldsmobile inline 8 engine at the R. E. Olds Transportation Museum. Oldsmobile produced a straight-8 engine in the 1930s and 1940s. This was the company's top engine choice from 1932 until the 1949 introduction of the overhead valve Rocket V8, and was briefly exclusive to the Oldsmobile L-Series.
The 2.2l S10/Sonoma had the starter located in the same position as front wheel drive cars. A rear wheel drive bellhousing is displayed at right, and the integrated front wheel drive bellhousing is displayed at the lower right (in this case, as a part of the GM 6T70 Transmission).
Murphy oil pressure gauges with switches that activate on low pressure. Oil pressure is an important factor in the longevity of most internal combustion engines. [1] With a forced lubrication system (invented by Frederick Lanchester), oil is picked up by a positive displacement oil pump and forced through oil galleries (passageways) into bearings, such as the main bearings, big end bearings ...
The Oldsmobile Diesel engine is a series of V6 and V8 diesel engines produced by General Motors from 1978 to 1985. Their design was based on the Olds 350 gasoline engine architecture. A 350 cu in (5.7 L) V8 was introduced in 1978, followed by a 261 cu in (4.3 L) V8 only for the 1979 model year.
The Series 60 "Special" is a full-size car made by Oldsmobile from the 1939 through the 1948 model years. It was their entry-level model using the GM "A" body platform, giving Oldsmobile an entry-level product with more standard features that would be optional on Chevrolet and Pontiac vehicles using the same platform.
The 221.4 cu in (3.628 L) was used by the Oldsmobile F-Series for one year in 1933 and then reverted to using the 213. It had a 3 3/8" bore and 4 1/8" stroke. This 1933 engine was the first Olds to use removable "shell" bearings in lieu of the earlier poured in place babbit bearings.
"In My Merry Oldsmobile" sheet music featuring an Oldsmobile Curved Dash automobile. The gasoline-powered Oldsmobile Model R, also known as the Curved Dash Oldsmobile, [3] is credited as being the first mass-produced automobile, [4] meaning that it was built on an assembly line using interchangeable parts.