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Rootes Manual WSM.143/144
General Data


Color
'260'
'289'
PISTON Color Color
Type Autothermic
As '260'
Material Aluminium alloy, tin plated
"
Form Steel struts, slipper skirt, can ground
"
Diameter Color Color
- Red 3.7976/3.7982 in. (96.45/96.47 mm.)
"
- Blue 3.7988/3.7994 in. 96.48/96.50 mm.)
"
Rings - Compression-Top Cast iron alloy, straight face, chromed
"
-Second Cast iron alloy, straight face, scraper groove phosphate coated
"
-Scraper-Rails Steel, chrome plated, oxide coated
"
-Expander Blued steel
"
Oversizes available Color Color
Color .020 in. (.50 mm.) .020 in. (.50 mm.)
Color .030 in. (.76 mm.) .030 in. (.76 mm.)
Color .040 in. (1.1 mm.) .040 in. (1.1 mm.)
Color .060 in. (1.52 mm.) Color
Piston to bore clearance at right angles to gudgeon pin) .0021/.0039 in. (.053/.099 mm.)
As '260'
*Max. permissible weight variation (per piston) 599/605 grammes
"
Ring Gap (fitted) in standard bore Color Color
- Compression .010/.032 in. (.25/.81 mm.)
"
- Scraper .015/.067 in. (.38/1.7 mm.)
"
Lubrication Oil mist
"
*Engine is mass balanced
on assembly -
FLYWHEEL (For torque loading figures see table at end of section)
Max. run-out (at clutch face) .010 in. (.25 mm.)
As '260'
Ring gear interference fit .017/.034 in. (.43/.86 mm.)
"
Ring gear shrink fit temperature 550 deg. F. (288 deg. C.)
"
LUBRICATION SYSTEM Color Color
Type Pressure
"
Pump - Type Four lobed rotor driving five internal lobed rotor.
"
- Drive Gear from camshaft
"
Normal Pressure (hot) 35/55 lbs./in2. (2.4/3.8 kg/cm2.)@2,000 r.p.m.
"
Filter - Make Ford
"
Type Full-flow
"
Capacity 1.75 pints (2 U.S. pints ; 1.0 litre)
Position of - Oil filler cap Front end of L/H rocker cover
As '260'
- Sump dipstick R/H side forward of generator R/H side forward of alternator
COOLING SYSTEM Color Color
Type Pump and fan
As '260'
Pump Centrifugal
"
Pump assembly dimensions (See Section A)- Color
"
Front face of pulley hub to pump housing face 5.15 in. (13 cm.) 5.43 in. (13.8 cm.)
Editor's Note:
(Reported error. Is: 4.875 in.)*
(Reported error. is: 5.1 in.)*
Impeller to housing cover mounting surface clearance .03/.05 in. (.76/1.2 mm.)
"
Pump drive 'V' belt from crankshaft pulley
"
Fan - No. of blades 4
"
- Diameter 14 in. (35.5 cm.)
"

* Reported error by TE/AE Tech Notes







WSM 143/144 Gd-1 Gd-2 Gd-3 Gd-4 Gd-5 Gd-6 Gd-7 Gd-8 Gd-9 Gd-10 Gd-11
General Data: Gd-12 Gd-13 Gd-14 Gd-15 Gd-16 Gd-17 Gd-18 Gd-19 Gd-20 Gd-21 Gd-22

 
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