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Rotocap Function and Maintenance Guide

The rotocap is a mechanical device that rotates exhaust valves as they open and close to prevent uneven heating and promote the removal of deposits. It uses inclined tracks, balls, springs, and a belville washer to rotate the valve cover and valve spindle as the valve opens and resets as it closes. Roto caps stop functioning below 25% engine load due to deposits and wear that prevent rotation.

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Rotocap Function and Maintenance Guide

The rotocap is a mechanical device that rotates exhaust valves as they open and close to prevent uneven heating and promote the removal of deposits. It uses inclined tracks, balls, springs, and a belville washer to rotate the valve cover and valve spindle as the valve opens and resets as it closes. Roto caps stop functioning below 25% engine load due to deposits and wear that prevent rotation.

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 The rotocap is a mechanical means to rotate a valve during operation.

 Usually fitted to exhaust valves, rotation of the valve ensures that the valve is kept at an even
temperature so it does not distort and leak by, and it helps  dislodge any build up of deposits on
the valve and seat.

 The valve cover has number of inclined tracks machined into it, each containing a ball and
spring. The balls run on a race; When the valve is closed, the belville washer locks the valve
cover and spring carrier together, preventing rotation, and at the same time acts on the ball
race, pushing it hard up against the balls, locking them half way up the inclined track and
compressing the springs.

 As the valve starts to open, the increasing valve spring force causes the belville washer to
flatten. The ball race no longer locks the balls in the inclined tracks and therefore the valve cover
is free to move. The  valve cover now  moves over the ball bearings until the balls are at the end
of the inclined tracks. As the cover rotates, so does the collet and valve spindle.

 As the valve shuts, the belville washer locks the valve cover to the spring carrier and applies
pressure to the ball race which forces the balls back up the inclined tracks.

 Rotocaps stop operating below about 25% engine load. Contaminants in the lub.oil causing
deposits in the inclined tracks  will stop the rotocap from working. Continued operation will then
cause indentations in the tracks by the balls, which will render the rotocap beyond repair.

 It is normal to mark the top of the rotocap with a blob of paint so that it can be easily seen if
they have stopped rotating. If this is the case, then they should be changed as soon as possible
and overhauled.

 It should be noted that rotocaps rotate the valve as it opens. Although this will prevent
distortion due to uneven temperatures, it does not lend itself to removing the build up of
deposits on the seating faces. A device known as the "Turnomat" which turns the valve as it
closes is more suited to that.

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