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Six Cylinder 4.2 Liter Jeep engine Specs
Six Cylinder 4.2 Liter Jeep engine Specs
All Jeeps with the 4.2Liter engine
Published by TerryMason
11-19-2005
Six Cylinder 4.2 Liter Jeep engine Specs

The popular AMC 258 inline 6 4.2L engine was introduced back in 1971, and was used in various pickups and Wagoneers. In 1972 the engine was avaliable in Jeep CJs, and eventually made it's was into Wrangler YJs until it was phased out. This engine produced gobs of torque, was reliable, and inexpensive.

The carburetor (Carter BBD) that was chosed for this system, and it soon became very unpopular. It used a pulse air system that was a mess of air hoses.
 
By TerryMason on 01-27-2008, 10:53 AM
Six Cylinder 4.2 Liter Jeep engine Specs - Technical specs

Displacement256 cubic
inches


Click below to see
the Vacuum curve


Cylinder numbers (front
to rear)
1-2-3-4-5-6
Firing order1-5-3-6-2-4
Spark Plug gap0.033 to
0.038
Ignition timing9 to 11
degrees
Idle speed (auto)600 +/-
70 rpm

(manual)

680 +/-
70 rpm
Engine oilAPI SE of
SF
- Oil capacity6qts
Automatic
Transmission Fluid
Mercon
ATF
- ATF Capacity4qts


EngineTransmissionInitial
Timing at


Curb Idle (Vacuum
Hose

Disconnected)

Curb
Idle Speed RPM

Set
To
Acceptable

Range
Set
To
Acceptable

Range
258

1 Barrel carb
Manual

(49)



850

(49)
750

950
10°

(Alt)


12°
600


(Alt)
500

700


(Cal)


10°
850

(Cal)
750

950
Automatic

(49)


10°
550

(49)
450

650
10°


(Alt)


12°
550

(Alt)
450


650


(Cal)


10°
550

(Cal)
450

650
258


2 Barrel carb
Manual


650550

750
Automatic



550450

650
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