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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).
List of engineering parts with associated status updates and modification notes.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 65a\1\  scan0198
Date  25th November 1927
  
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Lec.2471 Oil filter. | Cancelled.
" 2472 Slipper flywheel mods. | OK.
" 2473 Oil level indicator. | All information on this scrapped except small detail of front end of suction pipe.
" 2474 Magneto to bracket. | Cancelled - further drg. will be sent shewing magneto mounted on opposite side to steering.
" 2475 Magneto driving shaft. | Cancelled.
" 2478 Vacuum pump. | OK. in respect to vacuum pump only.
" 2479 Valve springs. | OK.
" 2481 Cyl. dowelling. | OK. except that water inlet is moved to steering side of engine on both blocks.
" 2483 Oil gallery pipe fitts. and relief valve. | OK. except that crankcase has been altered in dimensions and shape since.
" 2484 Oil gallery pipe. | OK. except that crankcase has been altered in width wince drg. made.
" 2485 Engine suspension. (rubber blocks). | Requires modifying to round rubber blocks as on EAC.14.
" 2486 Duralumin bearing cap. | OK. except design requires modification to allow more draw for duralumin forging.
" 2488 Crankshaft and conn. rod. | It will be remembered that in memo. E1/M25.11.27 we arranged for certain lengths and clearances for main bearings and bushes on the cranks. We adhere to this for EAC.10.
" 2489 Conn. rod banjo for Lec.2488 | OK.
" 2490 'Y' metal pistons. | Applies now to EAC.14 only.
" 2491 Oil sump & filter. | OK.
" 2494 Piston - single cross web. | OK. except for mods. shewn on Lec.2499.

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