Engine block for an internal combustion engine

摘要

An engine block (10) is disclosed having machined front and rear faces. Each of the front and rear faces is capable of receiving and sealing against a housing (20,40) enclosing a gear train for coupling the engine crankshaft to a camshaft (30) of the engine. The front face is additionally capable of directly receiving and sealing against an engine front cover (64) while the rear face is additionally capable of directly receiving and sealing against a flywheel housing (62). In this way, the same engine block may be selectively assembled into an engine having a front mounted or a rear mounted camshaft gear train. <IMAGE>