Letter to F. Dodd regarding radiator mascot oscillation ('jellying') and brake squeaks on car 18-EX.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\5\ Scan038 | |
| Date | 27th February 1930 | |
| F. {Mr Friese} Dodd. (Le Canadel(Henry Royce's French residence)). X8992 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson} 4/WJ.27.2.30. Thank you for your letter of the 22nd.inst. We have been having an intensive campaign to eliminate radiator "jellying" which is the oscillation that occurs on the radiator mascot at high speeds. It looks very alarming, but actually is only 1/4" or so in amplitude. We should like to know whether 18-EX suffers from this trouble. The simplest method we have found of curing this trouble is carrying the spare wheels at the side. This is, of course, most undesirable from the point of view of riding comfort. We should like to know whether you have any brake squeaks. As far as I can remember, the soil around Le. Canadel is notoriously bad for producing this fault. Do you think that your braking with the altered leverage is as good as it was last year?. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson} | ||
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).