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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).
Specification sheet for a 4 Ton Federal Chassis 6-Cylinder Engine.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 158\3\  scan0017
Date  31th October 1939 guessed
  
4 Ton Federal Chassis 6-Cyl. Engine.

Model FF 415 F.{Mr Friese}

WHEELBASE : 11' 3" 13' 11" 16' 2"
CAB TO END OF FRAME : 8' 5" 11' 11" 15' 11"
BODY LENGTH (Feet Inside) : 7½' to 8' 12' 16'
LENGTH OVERALL : 17' 6¾" 21' 0¾" 25' 0¾"
CHASSIS WEIGHT : Approx. 36 cwts.

ENGINE : 6-cylinder “L” head, 3⅜” bore, 4¼” stroke.
RATING : 27.34 h.p.
MAXIMUM H.P. : 70.
MAXIMUM TORQUE : 155 ft. lbs. at 1,000 r.p.m.
SUSPENSION : 3-point. Rubber mountings, minimizing vibration.
CRANKCASE and CYLINDER BLOCK : Cast integral.
CYLINDER HEAD : High turbulence type combustion chamber.
CRANKSHAFT : Seven bearings, 2½” diameter, drop forged heat treated alloy steel. Removable cadmium bearings. Total bearing area, 85 sq. ins.
CONNECTING RODS : Drop forged alloy steel. Lower end bearing removable cadmium 2” diameter, 1½” long.
PISTONS : Light weight cast iron. Four rings per piston. 3 compression, 1 oil.
CAMSHAFT : Four bearings, 2-1/16” diameter.
VALVES : Intake 1½” and exhaust 1⅜” port diameter. Special hard alloy valve seat inserts.
TIMING DRIVE : Helical gears.
LUBRICATION : Gear type oil pump provides pressure feed to all main and connecting rod bearings. Oil capacity—6 quarts.
OIL FILTER : Mounted on side of cylinder block.

COOLING : Four blade fan with automatic bearing lubrication. Shaft driven centrifugal water pump at side of cylinder block.
IGNITION : Delco-Remy 6-volt battery type with full automatic distributor and induction coil.
CARBURETTER : Zenith downdraft. Equipped with backfire flame arresting air cleaner with silencer.
FUEL PUMP : A.C. Mechanical pump mounted on crankcase and driven by camshaft. Fuel filter unit with pump.
DYNAMO : Delco-Remy 6-volt for starting and lighting. Cooled by auxiliary fan.
STARTER MOTOR : Delco-Remy 6-volt with bendix drive.
RADIATOR : Pressed steel shell. Fin and flat tube type. Detachable core, protected by steel grill. Water capacity of cooling system 25 quarts.
FUEL SUPPLY : 15 gallon tank with baffle plates mounted on nearside of chassis frame. Pump feed.
EXHAUST SYSTEM : Large exhaust pipe carries fumes to welded steel exhaust proof silencer.
CLUTCH : Borg & Beck single dry plate type, 10” diameter, with vibration damper. Long life composition facing. Oil cup mounted on clutch housing lubricates clutch withdrawal bearing. Entire unit enclosed.
  
  


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