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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).
Technical memo suggesting the use of castellated nuts and noting the lack of a breather and thermometer pocket.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 85\3\  scan0047
Date  8th October 1936
  
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RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/RH.{R. Hollingworth}1/AP.8.10.36.

9. Suggest that ¼" castellated nuts be used in place of plain nuts with bolt rivetted over, on the bolts which hold the chain damping pad.

10. (a) No form of breather is provided on this unit.
(b) No thermometer pocket is provided in the cylinder head.

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RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/R.Hollingworth.
  
  


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