LUCAS INJECTION

Lucas MK1 and MK2 fuel / petrol injection

 

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NOTES ON INSTALLATION AND CALIBRATION

RACING CARS


PART 1     (a)  Installation, Mounting and Driving the Metering Distributor .......................................1

                   (i) Cogged Belt Drive..............................................................................................................1

                   (ii) Right Angle Distributor Drive..........................................................................................1

                   (iii) Direct Camshaft Drive.....................................................................................................1

                   (b)  Manifold Design...............................................................................................................1

                   (c)  Injectors.............................................................................................................................2

                   (d)  Fuel Pump - Alternative Installations..............................................................................2

PART 2     (a)  Injection Timing.................................................................................................................3

                   (b)  Determining Control Characteristics...............................................................................3

                   (iii) Full Load Setting - Maximum Fuel Stroke......................................................................4

                   (iv) Idle or No Load Setting -  Minimum Fuel Stroke...........................................................4

                   (v) Intermediate or Part Load Settings..................................................................................4

                   (c) Setting up the Control Cam...............................................................................................5

Illustrations

                   LSK 391 Nominal Dimensions of a Control Lever..............................................................391
 
                   LSK 405 Metering Unit Control Lever Assembly..............................................................405

                   LSK 424 Intake Manifold Injector Location......................................................................424

                   LSK 425 Intake Manifold Injector Location......................................................................425

                   LSK 449 Fuel Pump Plumbing.............................................................................................449

                   LSK 487 Slide Type Throttle Valve....................................................................................487

                   LSK 534 Fuel Pump Plumbing.............................................................................................534

                   LSK 535 Fuel Pump Plumbing.............................................................................................535

                   LSK 545 Fuel Cam Control Curve......................................................................................545