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).
Request for the assembly and production of modified shock damper valves to address valve leaks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 151\2\ scan0123 | |
| Date | 21th December 1933 | |
| To RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Les. keb98 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Les.12/KW21.12.33. Shock Damper Valves. --------------------- Will you please assemble a pair of valve chambers to F.85600/1, with the valve seats modified to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1250. Will you also produce 6 valves to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1251. The seating is a .156" radius. These parts are designed in order to overcome valve leaks with the increased valve guide clearance. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Les. | ||