Transmittal memo listing new and altered blueprints for the M.40 Test Rig, specifically for the crankcase and cylinders.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 110\1\ scan0085 | |
| Date | 21th April 1941 | |
| To HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /HH. c. to Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GTS. c. to RV. c. to RV/JD. {J. Draper - Frames} 3 719 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /HH.4/SW.21.4.41. M.40 Test Rig. Sec.5000 - C'case & Cylinders. Please receive herewith blueprints of the following new L.O.P. and details :- RE.2405 Locating Piece. RE.2325 Dowel - C'case to clutch housing. RE.2332 Housing Oil Gauge. RE.2334 Cap Nut. RE.2343 Washer - cap nut. RE.2344 Tapered Sleeve. RE.2345 Dipstick. RE.2333 Oil Pump Drive Shaft. RE.2404 Crankcase & Cylinders LOP. The above details are made from EL.524 of which we enclose one blueprint. RE.2405 - Locating Piece, has been drawn to suit the alteration made to RE.1629 - Exhaust Manifold. We also enclose new issue of blueprints for details which have been altered as follows :- RE.1813 Breather Pipe 278/RE. RE.1795 Distributor Drive 282/RE. RE.1741 Tappet Cover 250/RE. RE.1908 Bracket (Dynamo Mounting) 303/RE. RE.1874 Cylinder Head Joint Washer 306/RE. RE.1801 End Plate - wheelcase 279/RE. RE.1818/9/20 Bearing Caps 302/RE. RE.1629 Exhaust Manifold 299/RE. RE.1810 Crankcase & Cylinders 305/RE. RE.1742 Joint Washer (Tappet cover) 251/RE. RE.1794 Distributor Drive Shaft. 254/RE. RE.1724/5/6/7/8/9 Bearing Bushes } 268/RE. RE.1664/5/6 Camshaft " " } (continued) | ||
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).