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Modifications to the 'Goshawk II' oil piping and oil pump relief valve, referencing drawing Lec.1368.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\F\March1921\ Scan28 | |
| Date | 1st March 1921 | |
| To EPC. from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Copy to GJ. " " HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X4232 " " BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} EPC. X4235 ORIGINAL RE OIL PIPING AND OIL PUMP RELIEF VALVE. "GOSHAWK II" We send you herewith drawing No. Lec.1368 shewing the above. This drawing modifies the pump cover shewn on our previous scheme Lec.1361, this part being made in gunmetal now instead of aluminium, and having the relief valve on it. This drawing also asks you to add a feature to the wheel-case and crankcase which will create a bath of oil opposite the intermediate gear. This bath is kept supplied by the discharge from the pump, and is distributed over the timing gear by reason of the intermediate wheel dipping into it. This drawing also modifies the main bearing oil supply pipe at one of its fittings, the fitting in question being used as indicated on Lec.1368 for making the main oil pipe connection. It is also required that the oil connection of the cylinder head to the valve rocker shaft shall be moved either now or when convenient, from the front end to the rear end of the cylinder head. The object of this latter alteration is to use the banjo oil connection to the head as a starting off place for the oil pipe which runs to the oil pressure gauge on the instrument board. Would you kindly make this banjo connection as shewn in the sketch that is, formed with a union on it, for the oil gauge connection:- [Drawing of a banjo fitting] BANJO WITH GAUGE CONNECTION [Drawing of a piping diagram] PRESSURE GAUGE OIL PIPE TO ROCKERS The camshaft is to be lubricated by splash and the camshaft bearings are accordingly being formed with oil collecting trays; particulars of these will be sent on a later scheme, together with details of the coring of the crankcase round the camshaft bearing supports. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||