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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).
Sketch and handwritten notes discussing a con rod bearing clearance issue causing low oil pressure.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 83\4\  scan0176
Date  26th April 1936 guessed
  
B 5613 N.

Con rod bearing in this position is not masked and clearance between cap bearing and crank journal can be seen. This gives a perfectly free outlet of oil and this in conjunction with slack bearings can account for low oil pressure.
  
  


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