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Clarifying the term 'Commercial Petrol' and discussing a cylinder head change for engine B-56-BN.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 83\4\  scan0095
Date  6th December 1935
  
To Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X266a Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 16/KW.6.12.35.

B-56-BN. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}

Replying to Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} 6/E.3.12.35.

When Hancock refers to Commercial Petrol
he means ordinary touring petrol such as No.1 Shell,
as distinct from Ethyl or leaded petrols.

We can change the head of B-56-BN {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} when
it comes back and let you try it. It ran its
10,000 miles test with the higher ratio.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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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