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).
Instructions regarding an experiment on new valve seats for a Phantom III chassis cylinder.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 93\4\ scan0127 | |
| Date | 22th October 1937 | |
| [Stamped and crossed out text] To: Mr S. [Illegible] c. RHO/OANs c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} [Handwritten text] Swdl{Len H. Swindell} 319. file [Typed text] BY/CS3/EH.22.10.37. Re Phantom III Chassis - Cylinder - Section 5050. Please receive herewith blue prints of the following new drawings, detailed in accordance with memo' Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}5/AP.15.10.37. E.89215 Valve Seat - Inlet replaces E.88170. E.89216 " " - Exhaust " E.88171. Will you please instruct as required. For all other parts refer to LOP. E.88786. The object of this experiment is to test the behaviour of seats in S/SLV material, with a view to preventing the seats from becoming loose. It should be noted that the slots to lock the inlet valve seat is eliminated and no form of locking is provided. This completes instructions for the above. BY/CS. | ||