Triumph TR2 - Cooling System

GENERAL DATA
Camshaft Bearings ......
Lubricating System ......
OilPump ...... ......
Oil Pressure ...... ......
Oil Cleaner ...... ......
Carburettors ......
Valve Timing ......
Cooling System ......
Pressurised Radiator
Radiator Temperature
Front Bearing--cast
iron sleeve
; 2nd,
3rd and 4th
direct in crankcase.
After Engine No. TS
9095E engines will be
fitted with replace-
able Vandervell
shell bearings, See
TR3 Supplement
Engine
Section
"B".
Wet Sump. Capacity
11 pints.
Hobourn Eaton high
capacity double ec-
centric rotor.
Feed
to
main bearings, big
end bearings and all
camshaft bearings
under pressure.
70 lbs. sq. in. at 2,000
r.p.m. (4.9 kg. sq.cm.)
Purolator by-pass flow
system with
re-
placeable cartridge.
Twin S.U. H.4.
Standard needles FV.
For high speed
motoring
G.C.
needles.
With valve rocker
clearance set at
.015"
(.38
mm.)
Inlet Valve opens at
15"
B.T.D.C.
Exhaust Valve
closes at
15" A.T.D.C.
15" is equivalent to
.O8l" piston travel
or
1.5" (3.81
cms.),
measured round the
flywheel adjacent to
the starter teeth.
Dims. on fan pulley
= .72".
Thermostatically con-
trolled.
Pressure release at
3-f lbs.
Normal running should
not exceed 185°F.
(85°C.).
Capacity of Cooling
System
...... ...... 13 pints (7.4 litres).
With Heater
...... 14 pints (8 litres).
Thermostat
............
Frost Precautions ......
Degrees of Frost
(Fahrenheit)
......
Proportion ...... ......
Amount of " Bluecol "
(Pints) ...... ......
Piston Speed ............
Flywheel ...... ......
Commences to open
at 150°F. (70°C.).
Fully open at 197°F.
(92°C.).
With
" Smith's Blue-
col
" anti-freeze mix-
ture. Other brands
as recommended by
their manufacturers.
1.5 2.5
3
2,850 fc./m.in. at 4,800
r.p.m. (This speed
is equivalent to 100
m.p.h. in
" Normal "
top gear.)
Cast Iron with induc-
tion hardened
shrunk-on steel
starter ring gear.
Clutch
...... ...... Borg and Beck 9"
single dry plate. Hy-
draulically operated.
Ball bearing clutch
throw out.
Gearbox
...... ...... Four forward ratios and
reverse. Synchro-
mesh on
2nd, 3rd and
top forward ratios.
Silent helical gears.
Oil
filler combined
with dipstick.
Ratios
Overdrive
Top Top 3rd 2nd 1st Rev.
Gearbox .82 1.00 1.325 2.00 3.38 4.28
Overall 3.03 3.7 4.9 7.4 12.5 15.8
RearAxle
...... ...... Hypoid Bevel Gears.
Taper roller bear-
ings on differential
and for Hypoid Pin-
ion Shaft. Ball bear-
ings for road wheels.
Shim adjustment for
Pinion
and Crown
Wheel adjustment.