Instructions and specifications for a Mercedes Engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 22\5\ Scan061 | |
| Date | 29th November 1910 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. INSTRUCTIONS. Q/memo 2/12/10 To: Mr Platford Order No. Customer's No. Mercedes Engine Tappets, exhaust between the bearings inlet loose up to camshaft (see D.O for sketch) Dia of Camshaft 28 m {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /m fitted with 4 bearings 2 in centre to support wheel, no adjustment for tappets. Valves, (see D.O for sketch) dia of inlet 50 m {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /m, spring held on by screwed collar & lock nuts, Dia of exhaust valve 40 m {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /m dia of gudgeon 9 m {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /m length of stem 7 7/8" flat faces to both valves, inlet valve ground with soft taper faces. Initial length of valve springs exhaust 5" inlet 1 3/4". Strength when fitted inlet 28 lbs exhaust 35 lbs, no adjustment for magneto. Signed: CAH This Sheet must be filed on completion of the work. | ||
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).