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).
Condition report on various engine components including the oil pump, petrol pump and valve springs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\4\ B001_X 100a-page175 | |
| Date | 7th February 1933 | |
| -5- RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}1/BE7.2.33. Oil Pump. RR. Scheme 216. 1. Slight wear on walls and top of bottom faces. 2. Slight wear on driving gear teeth. Petrol Pump & Drive. LeC 3184. 1. Pump Operating Rocker - slight wear on contact pad due to push rod. 2. Main casing in good condition. 3. Diaphragm is in good condition except for slight deterioration of surface exposed to petrol. Intermediate layers and reverse side of fabric in sound condition. 4. Valve Springs. Outlet - Good. Inlet - .050" short and one or two coils at one end worn slightly on outside diameter. A slight radius on the edge of the hole in the cap would, no doubt, obviate this trouble. Oil Fittings. RR. Schemes 102-146-216. Condition good. Oil Filter. LeC 2949 Conditiongood. Oil Relief Valve. LeC 2975 Condition good. Oil Level Indicator. LeC 2954. Condition good. Controls. N.S.3542 Condition good. cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} | ||