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).
Requesting standard parts to assemble a dummy tower for flushing oil from a cooling system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\1\ scan0153 | |
| Date | 30th December 1937 | |
| To Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. c. Sr/VA. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.6/MH.{M. Huckerby}30.12.37. 1245 Referring to Sr/VA5/ET.22.12.37, (attached here-with) will you please obtain a standard Ph.III steam valve chamber E.87149, a steam chamber cover E.87229, a spring guide E.87230 and a suitable aluminium washer to make a seal between the guide and the steam chamber cover - after plugging the vent holes in the cover (E.87229) will you please build up a tower with cover and guide and forward same to Sr/VA. This tower is to be used to enable the cooling system to be freed of oil in the manner described in Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.4/AP.7.9.37. It is not worth while making special dummy towers when the standard article can be used in this manner. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||