Production implementation of the Klingerit 1000 cylinder head gasket.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\4\ scan0186 | |
| Date | 7th December 1938 | |
| 1124 To Roy. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} c. Roy {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} /AW. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} 3/MH. {M. Huckerby} 7.12.38. KLINGERIT 1000 CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. In reply to your memo Roy {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} /AW.7/IB.1.12.38, a sheet has been issued to incorporate the Klingerit 1000 joint, 1/32nd. thickness as per the drawing EW.1933 on to production, along with the modified cored block and head EW.1922/3. By the water holes etc., this EW.1933 gasket is only suitable for the modified block and head. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} | ||
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).