Engine, automobile & transaxle

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OBJECT TYPE: GASOLINE/6 CYL
DATE: 1994
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0944.001

MANUFACTURER: General Motors of Canada Ltd.
MODEL: 3.4 LITRE
LOCATION: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 97.0 cm
Width: 84.5 cm
Height: 117.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Automotive engineering
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Motors
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Oshawa

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS ENGINE USED SPECIFICALLY BETWEEN 1994-1995
Canada: THIS ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM A 1995 GMC LUMINA (BUILT IN OSHAWA) AT GM OF CANADA'S EXPERIMENTAL LAB IN OSHAWA. THE ORIGINAL POWER PLANT WAS REPLACED WITH AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL ENGINE TO PROVIDE A TEST BED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS & OTHER TESTING PURPOSES.
Function: POWER SOURCE FOR AUTOMOBILE
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A 6-CYLINDER, 3.4 LITRE ENGINE DESIGNED FOR USE IN N. AMERICAN PASSENGER CARS. THE ENGINE IS ATRANS-AXLE, FRONT-WHEEL-DRIVE DESIGN. TESTS DEMONSTRATED THAT IT USED 13.6 LITRES PER 100 KILOMETERS IN CITY USE & 8.2 LITRES PER 100 KILOMETERS IN HIGHWAY USE. A HIGHLY EFFICIENT "L" TYPE ENGINE BUILT BY GMC.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'GMPT-B 706/ 242C0113/ Hydra-matic' CAST IN RAISED PRINT NEAR BASE/ '24200481/ GMPT-B/ DIE 22' & SPOKED WHEEL SYMBOL WITH TEXT '..194' CAST IN RAISED PRINT TO LEFT OF ABOVE; 11-DIGIT CODE STAMPED BELOW NOT LEGIBLE/ VARIOUS PART NUMBERS CAST ON COMPONENT PARTS; NUMEROUS DECALS APPLIED TO ENGINE & TRANSAXLE COMPONENTS/ '3.4 L DOHC V-6' APPEARS ON SYNTHETIC COVER ON TOP/ '2RF334320' STAMPED INTO BASE/ NOB: UNIT SERIAL NO. 'PLATE' NOT STAMPED
Missing: NONE
Finish: MOST METAL COMPONENTS HAVE SILVER COLOURED FINISH; MOST SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS ARE BLACK. BLACK METAL DISPLAY STAND
Decoration: N/A

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General Motors of Canada Ltd., Engine, automobile & transaxle, 1994, Artifact no. 1995.0944, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0944.001/

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