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 detailing engine components including the crankcase, crankshaft, and cylinder head.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\3\ scan0131 | |
Date | 7th February 1940 | |
SPECIFICATION SPECIFICATION Nº PL 532 ISSUE Nº 3 SHEET Nº 2 SEC. Nº | TITLE. | DESCRIPTION. | DESIGN Nº | DETAILS | L.O.P. | REMARKS. ---|---|---|---|---|---|--- 5000 | CRANKCASE & BEARINGS CYLINDER | C.I. MONOBLOC, 3 JOURNAL BEARINGS. VANDERVELL MAIN BEARINGS. VANDERVELL CAMSHAFT BEARINGS. HIGH FRONT ENGINE MOUNTING. DYNAMO MOUNTING. MECHANICAL PETROL PUMP. SIDE EXHAUST VALVES. WATER PUMP ON FRONT OF BLOCK. 4 EXHAUST PORTS. SHEET METAL TAPPET DOOR. WATER GALLERY IN BLOCK WITH WATER JETS. | PL316 PL324 PL355 PL334 PL334 PL350 PL329 PL334 PL325 PL315 PL316 | ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ | RE.2404 | VANDERVELL BRGS TO BE DELETED 5010 | CRANKSHAFT | 4¼% CARBON STEEL, BLACK WEBS. 3 JOURNAL BEARINGS, SOLID CRANKPINS & JOURNALS. CLUTCH SPIGOT BEARING. | PL355 | ✓ | RE.1681 | 5020 | SPRING DRIVE | | | | | NO SPRING DRIVE & NO TORSIONAL DAMPER 5030 | CONNECTING ROD | COINED RODS, NO OIL PRESSURE TO LITTLE END. VANDERVELL BEARINGS BOTH ENDS. S/N BOLTS. | PL333 | ✓ | RE.1646 | RODS WILL NOT PASS THRO' CYL. BORE. 5040 | PISTON | ALUM SPLIT SKIRT. PISTON PIN WITH RUBBING BUTTONS. TWO GAS RINGS & ONE SCRAPER. | PL348 PL333 | ✓ | RE.2479 | REFER TO PL326 FOR REMOVING PISTONS FROM BELOW-- PL333 REMOVING PISTONS FROM THE TOP 5050 | CYLINDER HEAD | C.I HEAD. 7 TO 1 RATIO. 'ORIGINAL SHAPE' COMBUSTION CHAMBER. OVERHEAD INLET WITH 30° SEAT - 10M/M SPARK PLUGS. OIL FILLER IN SHEET METAL ROCKER COVER. THERMOSTAT. BI-METAL THERMOMETER. TWO INLET PORTS. | PL341 PL324 PL340 PL327 | ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ | RE.1936 | R.R.888 (2H) 16168. 7. 2. 40. N & G LTD. | ||