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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).
Data sheet for a 20 HP engine.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 57\1\  Scan232
Date  5th March 1926 guessed
  
DATA OF 20 H.P. ENGINE X5770

H.P. TREASURY RATING: 21.6 (D²xN / 2.5)
COMPRESSION RATIO: 4.75 : 1
MAX B.M.E.F: 78.5 LBS/□"
CLEARANCE VOLUME: 8.42 CUB. INCHES
BORE X STROKE: 3" X 4.5"
TOTAL ENGINE CAPACITY: 191 CUB.INS. 3,120 C.C.
FLYWHEEL DIAMETER ON PERIPHERY: 13+1"
FLYWHEEL CIRCUMFERENCE: 41.2"
PISTON AREA: 7.07□"
WATER CAPACITY - ENGINE: 8.7 PTS.
WATER CAPACITY - RADIATOR: WITH SHUTTERS INCORP. STANDARD 21.75 PTS 23.25 PTS
OIL CAPACITY: 1 GALL.
MAGNETO TIMING RETARD: T.D.C.
BATTERY TIMING: 10° A.T.D.C.
VALVE LIFT: .340"
CAMSHAFT ANGLE: 110°
WEIGHT OF ENGINE UNIT: 651 LBS.
FLYWHEEL PERIPHERY: 1" = 8.75°
ONE TOOTH OF TIMING GEAR: 7.5°
VALVE TIMING: VALVE CLEARANCE COLD .004"

Valve Timing Diagram:
IN.OP. T.D.C. (Inlet Open at Top Dead Centre)
EX.CLO 12° (Exhaust Close at 12° after Top Dead Centre)
IN.CLO 44° (Inlet Close at 44° after Bottom Dead Centre)
EX.OP. 48° (Exhaust Open at 48° before Bottom Dead Centre)

Handwritten Note: Copy & file
Initials: JHH
  
  


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