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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 completed chassis experiments detailing various piston and valve configurations ready for testing.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 181\M11\  img021
Date  15th March 1917
  
X.2369
To EFC. from Mr. Coverley
c to Mr. Haldenby.

EFC16/T15317.

15th March 1917.

The following chassis experiments are finished and ready for test :-

X.2369A - Pistons E.10915 woth 6 upper rings and 1 scraper Ring with no skirt below bottom ring Rings 4 & 6 Pinned (to super sheet E.10937).

X.2369B - Piston E.11640 with 6 Upper Rings and 1 scraper Ring and with Skirt below bottom Ring. Rings 4 & 6 Pinned. (To 2nd column of super sheet E.10937.

X.2809A - Pistons E.12386 with 6 Upper Rings and 1 scraper Ring and skirt below bottom ring, but differing from E.11640 (x.2369B in having Perforated groove below bottom ring and 6 rings pinned

X.2809B - Ditto except that 4 rings pinned instead of 6 and .2" Gap instead of .4".

X.2725 - Specially lightened valves but not drilled down stem.

(Sgd)
  
  


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