Thursday, 8 January 2015

Bassett Lowke Uniflow poppet valve engine





It is beautifully made, and relies on a crankshaft driven cam to actuate the inlet poppet valve. Its another uniflow design. The cam has slipped on the shaft so it currently doesnt run. I need to work out how to adjust the timing, the cam is hidden between two ballraces in the main casting.

It dates from around the early fifties. Heres an ad i found in a 1952 edition of ME–



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