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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).
Blueprint detailing a modification to a hinged filler cap to prevent petrol spillage.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 17\5\  Scan131
Date  30th May 1932 guessed
  
HINGED FILLER CAP
MODIFICATION TO CURE
PETROL SPILLING
PII #20/5HP
TWO .125" DIAM. AIR HOLES REQD. ON SCREW CAP TYPE OF FILLER
LEATHER WASHER TAPERED IN SECTION TO MAKE PETROL TIGHT JOINT
NO HOLE IN LEATHER WASHER
TWO HOLES ONLY AND OPPOSITE TO AIR VENT PIPE
A STUD HEAD WOULD BE PREFERABLE TO THE PRESENT DESIGN
  
  


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