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Re: Sleeve valve engine sleeves.

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 9:12 am
by ranald
Just out of interest, the science museum have a 1933 Daimler 20 sleeve valve in their collection
https://collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk ... rivate-car
Maybe it has spare sleeves tucked away in it’s tool box!,

Re: Sleeve valve engine sleeves.

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:38 am
by Stan Thomas
I've spoken to Agra Engineering, and we've had a brief conversation. Pity they are so far away.

I'll contact the Science Museum as you advise.

I've been in touch with Birmingham Museum, as they have an unidentified Daimler in store - but can't get past the "jobsworths" who answers the 'phone. That's pretty gauling considering I spent eons of time some years ago assembling one of their exhibits for free - hence my saying "If you do something for nothing, that is the value of the respect you earn".

Incidentally, there is also a 16/20 in the Coventry Museum "overflow" of un-displayed exhibits stored in a building on one of the original Daimler Factory sites - and believe me, its a veritable Alladin's Cave! So much so that I've even thought of approaching them to see if I could arrange a private Club visit.

Re: Sleeve valve engine sleeves.

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:29 am
by simonp
Have you already spoken to the Registrar John Pochin?

SimonP

Re: Sleeve valve engine sleeves.

Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 5:32 pm
by Stan Thomas
I asked John first!!

Re: Sleeve valve engine sleeves.

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 6:14 pm
by djl
I don't own a sleeve valve car, but in the future it might be on my list of inrerest such a car.
So I ask from now: did any one found any person or company that can manufacture this kind of valves?

Re: Sleeve valve engine sleeves.

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:36 am
by Stan Thomas
In a word - yes it would be possible to get new sleeves made.

Early type sleeves before about 1928 were cast iron, and can be made relatively easy - but at a cost!

Later sleeves were steel as they were lighter - but had to be white-metalled to form a bearing surface - but which ultimately proved to have a propensity for the white metal to errode around the exhaust ports. However, steel sleeves can be made (but at an even higher cost!!)

I have a contact who could write the CNC programme and have approached a manufacturer regarding supply of the tubing required to ground finish. I've also discussed the ramifications of Nikasil plating in lieu of white-metalling, which would give a far superior finish than original.

Stan Thomas.

Re: Sleeve valve engine sleeves.

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:44 am
by djl
But does it costs more then 200 Sterling Pounds per valve?

Re: Sleeve valve engine sleeves.

Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 6:16 am
by Stan Thomas
I've not exactly gone into pricing - which in any case would be down to individual requirement, bearing in mind its not just manufacturing cost, but how desperate you are which would hike up the price.

That said, whatever you required would be "one offs", so I'm afraid the cost would be far higher that a few hundred pounds each!!