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).
Letter to British Filters Ltd. requesting a set of parts for an experimental B.II car, with specific size requirements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\3\ scan0121 | |
| Date | 28th February 1941 | |
| 1139 Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} 28th February, 1941. BRITISH FILTERS Ltd., Aircraft House, MARKET HARBOROUGH. Attention Mr. T.C. Worth. Dear Sirs, I thank you for your letter of 26th February, together with drawing FB.246, issue 2. We have at present in our experimental shop a B.II car and would like to fit to it a set of the parts required for this scheme, to ensure that everything is satisfactory before manufacturing them in quantity. To enable us to do this, we should like the following pieces:- O - Tee piece. 1 off. N - Union complete. 1 " W - Pipe clip. 1 " K - Pipe inlet (but 3/16 dia. not ¼"). L - Banjo fitting complete (3/16 dia. not ¼"). M - Fibre washer. 2 " J - General oil filter. B - Cradle. C - Support bracket - front - EB.4491. D - " " - rear - EB.4492. E - Special studs. H - Set screws. T - Banjo fitting complete. V - Fibre washer for banjo. R - Union complete. Q - 5/16 dia. pipe. S - Tee piece. You will note that we ask for feed pipes to be 3/16" and not ¼" as indicated in your layout. We found that this was necessary in order to preserve the main oil pressure. We should be glad to have a set of these parts as soon as possible. Yours faithfully, | ||