Aviation engines, design - construction - operation and repair; a complete, practical treatise outlining clearly the elements of internal combustion engineering with special reference to the design, construction, operation and repair of airplane power plants; also the auxiliary engine systems, such as lubrication, carburetion, ignition and cooling. It includes complete instructions for engine repairing and systematic location of troubles, tool equipment and use of tools, also outlines the latest mechanical processes (1917)
Pagé, Victor Wilfred, 1885-1947 · New York, The Norman W. Henley Publishing Company · leaf 262
gh speeds the forcible contactbetween the plunger and valve stem produces a rattlingsound until the valves become heated and expand and thestems lengthen out. Clearance must be left between thevalve stems and actuating means. This clearance is clearlyshown in Fig. 103 and should be .020 (twenty… … Valve-Si-em Fig. 103.—Diagram Showing Proper Clearance to Allow Between Adjust-ing Screw and Valve Stems in Hall-Scott Aviation Engines. and length of valve stem. On the Curtiss 0X2 enginesthe clearance is but .010 (ten thousandths) because thevalve stems are shorter. Too little clearance will…
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