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Valve timing and clearances specifications for a 6-cylinder engine camshaft.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 21\2\  Scan077
Date  27th February 1930
  
H.M. 2870. 110 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M BORE. 6 CYL. C.R. 5.0.
VALVE TIMING. CLEARANCES. IN. .019" EX. .004"
FOR RUNNING, IN. .019" EX. .006"
CAMSHAFT. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} 3578.

CYL.No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
I.O | 20 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M. | 22 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M. | 24 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M. | 24 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M. | 24 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M. | 22 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M.
E.C | 22 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M. | 24 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M. | 26 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M. | 28 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M. | 32 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M. | 33 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M.
I.O. | 5.5° | 6.0° | 6.5° | 6.5° | 6.5° | 6.0°
E.C. | 6.0° | 6.5° | 7.25° | 8.5° | 10.5° | 10.6°

INLET PHASE NO. 4.
I.O. 24 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M B.T.D.C. = 6.5° B.T.D.C.
I.C. 58 M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /M B.D.C. 146. = 44.5° A.B.D.C.
TOTAL PHASE = 231°
DRAWING = 235°. SHORT 4.0°

27/2/30.
  
  
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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