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).
Blueprint diagram with annotations for the Curtis Conqueror cylinders.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img181 | |
Date | 20th January 1934 guessed | |
CURTIS CONQUEROR CYLS. FLAT SURFACE CAM DRIVE BUTT-ENDED LINER SCREWED IN WHEN HEATED TO 360°F SPRING LOADED GLAND RINGS HIGH-TEMP RUBBER COPPER ASBESTOS GASKET BETWEEN HEAD AND SKIRT TO MAKE WATER JOINT DESIGN DEMANDS EXTREME ACCURACY AS CYL. LINER SHOULD FIT TIGHTLY TO HEAD FACE LOOSE SHELL BOLTED TO CYL HEAD ALUM POULTICE HEAD SCREENING IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE | ||