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Trial of spring rings to prevent valve over-oiling, which proved less effective than the standard grummet.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 158\4\  scan0163
Date  2nd July 1937
  
To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell}

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Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swd1.6/AP.2.7.37

SUGGESTED PREVENTION OF VALVE OVEROILING.

Regarding the above suggestion from W.Hart (Check No. 7821) this has been tried in the form of spring rings in W/M.

These were not so good as the normal standard grummet in preventing the oil from getting down the stems.

Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell}
  
  
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).


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