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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).
Page responding to numbered queries regarding a water pump, counter drive, and subframe.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 47\3\  Scan421
Date  19th April 1932 guessed
  
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(10). This can be done.

(11). The difficulty with this is that the only place where we can fit the drive for counter is on the end of the water pump spindle, but trouble is generally experienced due to water leaking at this point, and there is not sufficient space to fit a more adequate gland. In addition to this, the instruments are inclined to be noisy, and we know that they have been removed in several instances.

(13). We see no objection to not using a subframe.

BY/Cgh.{W Clough}
  
  


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