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Photograph of the left side of a Bentley engine and engine bay.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 117\3\  scan0042
Date  15th May 1940 guessed
  
On rocker cover: BENTLEY
Plaque on rocker cover, left: DO NOT RE-ADJUST VALVE TAPPETS UNLESS THE VALVES REQUIRE RE-GRINDING. WHEN COLD INLET AND EXHAUST CLEARANCE SHOULD BE .004 INCH.
Plaque on rocker cover, right: LUBRICANTS RECOMMENDED ENGINE & GEARBOX USE WAKEFIELD CASTROL XL REAR AXLE USE WAKEFIELD CASTROLEASE HEAVY CHASSIS USE WAKEFIELD CASTROLEASE MEDIUM
Plaque on bulkhead: BENTLEY MOTORS (1931) LTD CONDUIT ST. {Capt. P. R. Strong} LONDON CHASSIS NO. [blank]
On dynamo: BENTLEY ENGLAND
  
  
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).


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