BENTLEY 1930-1959 | |
Mark VI (1946-50) Engine Bore & Stroke 89mm x 114mm Displacement 4257cc Firing order 1,4,2,6,3,5 Oil pressure (hot) 25 lb./sq. in. Fuel Supply Carburetor Twin SU H6 Needles LBI (with Bentley Air Cleaners); 8C (with AC Air Cleaners) Valving Intake tappet clearance 0.006" (cold) Exhaust tappet clearance 0.012" (cold) Valve-timing indication Flywheel (tappets at 0.030") Intake valve opens 3½° ATDC Ignition Breaker gap 0.019" - 0.021" Plug gap 0.025" Ignition timing indication Flywheel Ignition timing TDC (fully retarded) Clutch Clutch type Borg & Beck Single Dry Plate Clutch linings Mintex Brakes Brake type Rolls-Royce Hydraulic (Mechanical Servo-assisted) Brake linings Ferodo Wheel Alignment Toe-In 1⁄16" to 5⁄32" Camber 0° - 1° out (no adjustment) Caster angle +½° to -½° King pin angle 4¼° (3¼° on early models) Mark VI (1951-52) Engine Bore & Stroke 92mm x 114mm Displacement 4566cc Firing order 1,4,2,6,3,5 Oil pressure (hot) 25 lb./sq. in. Fuel Supply Carburetor Twin SU H6 Needles LBI (with Bentley Air Cleaners); 8C (with AC Air Cleaners) Valving Intake tappet clearance 0.006" (cold) Exhaust tappet clearance 0.012" (cold) Valve-timing indication Flywheel (tappets at 0.030") Intake valve opens 3½° ATDC Ignition Breaker gap 0.019" - 0.021" Plug gap 0.025" Ignition timing indication Flywheel Ignition timing TDC (fully retarded) Clutch Clutch type Borg & Beck Single Dry Plate Clutch linings Mintex Brakes Brake type Rolls-Royce Hydraulic (Mechanical Servo-assisted) Brake linings Ferodo Wheel Alignment Toe-In 1⁄16" to 5⁄32" Camber 0° - 1° out (no adjustment) Caster angle +½° to -½° King pin angle 4¼° (3¼° on early models) B Type and Continental (1952 onward) Engine Bore & Stroke 92mm x 114mm Displacement 4566cc Firing order 1,4,2,6,3,5 Oil pressure (hot) 20-25 lb./sq. in. Fuel Supply Carburetor Twin SU H6 Needles SH Valving Intake tappet clearance 0.006" (cold) Exhaust tappet clearance 0.012" (cold) Valve-timing indication Flywheel mark (tappets at 0.030" clearance) Intake valve opens At TDC Ignition Breaker gap 0.020" Plug gap 0.025" Ignition timing indication Flywheel mark Ignition timing At TDC (full retard) Clutch Clutch type Borg & Beck Clutch linings Mintex Brakes Brake type Rolls-Royce Hydraulic (Mechanical Servo-assisted) Brake linings Ferodo Wheel Alignment Toe-In 1⁄16" to 5⁄32" Camber 0° - 1° out (no adjustment) Caster angle +½° to -½° King pin angle 4¼° Series S2 (1960) Engine Bore & Stroke 104mm x 91.5mm Displacement 6230cc Firing order A1,B1,A4,B4,B2,A3,B3,A2 Oil pressure (hot) 37 lb./sq. in. Fuel Supply Carburetor Twin SU HD6 Choke 1¾" Main 0.100" Needles SH Valving Intake tappet clearance Hydraulic Exhaust tappet clearance Hydraulic Valve-timing indication Marks on timing gears Intake valve opens 5° ATDC Ignition Breaker gap 0.019" - 0.021" Plug gap 0.024" - 0.027" Ignition timing indication Flywheel Ignition timing 2°BTDC Clutch Clutch type Bentley Automatic transmission Clutch linings - Brakes Brake type Bentley Hydraulic (Mechanical Servo-assisted) Brake linings Ferodo or Mintex Wheel Alignment Toe-In 1⁄16" to 1⁄8" Camber 0° - ½° out Caster angle 0° King pin angle 4½° Series S and Continental (1956-59) Engine Bore & Stroke 95.3mm x 114.3mm Displacement 4887cc Firing order 1,4,2,6,3,5 Oil pressure (hot) 25 lb./sq. in. Fuel Supply Carburetor Twin SU HD8 Choke 2" Main 0.125" Needles UC Valving Intake tappet clearance 0.006" (cold) Exhaust tappet clearance 0.012" (cold) Valve-timing indication Flywheel Intake valve opens TDC at 0.030" clearance Ignition Breaker gap 0.019" - 0.021" Plug gap 0.025" Ignition timing indication Flywheel Ignition timing 2°BTDC Clutch Clutch type Bentley Automatic transmission Clutch linings - Brakes Brake type Rolls-Royce Hydraulic (Mechanical Servo-assisted) Brake linings Ferodo or Mintex Wheel Alignment Toe-In 1⁄16" to 5⁄32" Camber 0° - ½° out (power assisted steering or manual steering) Caster angle 1° neg. (Manual steering) 0° (power assisted steering) King pin angle 4½° at 0° camber |