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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).
Hand-drawn schematic of the Curtis Conqueror engine cylinders.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 173\1\  img199
Date  3rd February 1934 guessed
  
CURTIS CONQUEROR CYLINDERS
FLAT SURFACE
CAM DRIVE
BUTT ENDED LINER
SCREWED IN WHEN HEATED 360°F
SPRING LOADED GLAND RINGS
HIGH TEMP RUBBER
COPPER ASBESTOS GASKET BETWEEN HEAD & SKIRT TO MAKE WATER JOINT
LOOSE SHELL BOLTED TO CYL HEAD
DESIGN DEMANDS EXTREME ACCURACY AS CYL LINER SHOULD FIT TIGHTLY TO HEAD
  
  


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