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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).
Measurements of the clearance between the starting handle and the radiator for various cars.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 78\3\  scan0098
Date  5th May 1914
  
R.R 235a. (150 H) (V.V. 782 27.8.14) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 0442.

Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Mcr5/B5514.

Re Starting Handle Clearance with Radiator.
X.768

E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} 5.5.14.

In response to your memo E2/T27.4.14,
we give below the actual measurements taken
from a number of cars between the bottom of
the radiator and the top of the starting handle

1 YB = .050
36PB = .110
56PB = .095
22PB = .088
53PB = .090
41PB = .070
18PB = .110
45PB = .090
3 YB = .125

p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}
  
  


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