Parts list and instructions for modifying a B.60 engine test bed unit with an oil cooler.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\5\ scan0063 | |
| Date | 23th September 1938 | |
| 1044 HDS. c. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Ald. {F. Allwood - Experimental Design} 7/G.23.9.38. B.60. ENGINE - TEST BED UNIT. CRANKCASE & BEARINGS - SECTION 5000. OIL PUMP - SECTION 5170. Please receive herewith two blueprints of each of the following, with an extra print of parts marked @ :- S.CD.828 Oil Pump Piping for Test Bed Unit. SECTION 5170. @ Ex.S.938 Connection for Cooler Pipes. 1 off. @ Ex.S.939 Connection - Inner. 1 off. Ex.S.940 Diaphragm for Pipe Joint. 1 off. Ex.S.941 Surface Ring for Diaphragm. 1 off. Ex.S.942 Joint Washer for Diaphragm. 2 off. Ex.S.943 Oil Pipe - Gallery to Connection. 1 off. Ex.S.944 Oil Pipe - Pump to Connection. 1 off. SECTION 5000. Ex.S.945 Modification to Crankcase - Bottom Half. 1 off. The following existing parts will also be required :- SECTION 5170. K.103 Bolt for Diaphragm. 8 off. K.4307 Nut for Diaphragm. 8 off. KB.760 Stud for Connection. 4 off. K.9008 Washer for Connection Stud. 4 off. K.4310 Nut for Connection Stud. 4 off. This is as requested by memo Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} 4/MH. {M. Huckerby} 11.8.38. to incorporate an oil cooler on the above engine for prolonged running on the test bed. An external connection is provided on the bottom of the sump to connect the pipes to and from the cooler on the test bed. Kindly instruct 1 set. Ald {F. Allwood - Experimental Design} BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Ald. {F. Allwood - Experimental Design} | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).