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).
Specification sheet detailing engine components including the crankcase, crankshaft, and connecting rods.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 118\1\ scan0379 | |
| Date | 17th January 1941 | |
| SPECIFICATION SPECIFICATION No FL.3004 ISSUE No 1 SHEET No 2 SEC. No | TITLE | DESCRIPTION. | DESIGN NO | DETAILS | L.O.P. | REMARKS. ---|---|---|---|---|---|--- 5000 | CRANKCASE AND BEARINGS. | HIGH FRONT ENGINE MOUNTING TAPPET COVERS (WITH DISTANCE PIECES). EXHAUST MANIFOLD. DIPSTICK AND BREATHER. CAST ALUM SUMP (PL.69) MODIFIED TO CLEAR CENTRE STEERING LEVER. CAST IRON INTEGRAL CRANKCASE AND CYLINDERS, WITH SIDE EXHAUST VALVES. VANDERVELL CAMSHAFT BEARINGS. VANDERVELL JOURNAL BEARINGS. - 2.75 DIA WATER PUMP MOUNTING 3.25 DIA BORE. | PL.34 PC.481 PL.27 PL. PD.474/5 PL.1 PL 2869 | | | BASICALLY TO LOP RE 320 EXHAUST MANIFOLD MAY HAVE TO BE MODIFIED TO SUIT WITHDRAWAL OF STARTER MOTOR. TO BE DETAILED. NEW DETAILS REQ' AND TESTS TO BE MADE WITH LATEST VANDERVELL MATERIAL. TO BE DETAILED. 5010 | CRANKSHAFT. | 4% CARBON STEEL. 5 BEARING. INTEGRAL BALANCE WEIGHTS. 2" DIA PINS - 2.75" DIA JOURNALS WITH MODIFIED DRIVING PULLEY TO SUIT. | PL 2869. | | | TO BE DETAILED. 5020 | SPRING DRIVE. | NO SPRING DRIVE. NO CRANKSHAFT TORSIONAL DAMPER. | | | | 5030 | CONNECTING RODS. | STANDARD SENIOR RANGE RODS (MACHINED) - OIL WAY UP RODS. VANDERVELL SMALL AND BIG END (2" DIA) BUSHES. | | RE.297/8 | | BASICALLY TO LOP RE 308 NEW DETAILS REQ' AND TESTS TO BE MADE WITH LATEST VANDERVELL MATERIAL. R.R.888 (2H) (39732 - 17 1 41) N & G LTD. | ||