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Specification sheet detailing vehicle performance, engine, suspension, and steering characteristics.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 22\2\  Scan002
Date  19th July 1917
  
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Distance to pull up etc, contd.

40 M.P.H. Foot brake 221 ft.
Side brake 477 ft.

Engine Valve Timing.
I.O. 12º P.T.D.C. }
I.C. 47º P.B.D.C. } .002" clearance.
E.O. 40º B.B.D.C. }
E.C. 17º P.T.D.C. }

Bore of cylinder. - 3.25" - Stroke 5.5".

Valve Lift - Inlet .3"
Exhaust .3"

Compression. 1/3 : 61/63 Cu.Capacity 14.25 cu.ins.

Vacuum in Induction Pipe - ¾" mercury.

Springing. - No shock absorbers rear - elliptic springs under-slung.
Length 50¾" centres - Front springs - axle bolted front of centre.
Length 36" centres - Front springs bad.
Rear springs - wheels hold road fairly well - Springing too hard.

Ignition. Attwater Kent. Distributor at rear of cylinder block - drive vertical from rear end of camshaft - Coil only.

Timing - Full retard 34º P.T.D.C.
Full advance 34º B.T.D.C. - no automatic advance.
Order of firing 1, 2, 4, 3.

Steering. Irreversible - no wobbles.
Road shocks felt badly on wheel.

Dia. of circle to turn car - Right hand 40 ft.
Left hand 40 ft 3¼"

Lean of pivots - O.S. 5/16" N.S. 5/16".
Taken between centres 9 5/8".

Length of from centre of front universal joint to centre of rear axle - 64¾".

Westinghouse Starter & Generator - separate units - Earthed electrical system.

Contd.

R.R. 199 (50x10 19-7-17) (1m) 661 'R' M
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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