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Addition of a cored hole in the crankcase wall to prevent oil accumulation in the camshaft chamber.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 179\1\  img102
Date  18th November 1931
  
FROM E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}

C. to MR. HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

El/W18.11.31.

x 5090

J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} 3. VALVE ROCKER COVER AND OILFILLER CAP.

We send you herewith LeC. 2973. dealing with the above.

To avoid holding up the oil in the camshaft chamber we are calling for a cored hole in the crankcase wall carrying the last camshaft bearing.

E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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).


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