Overheating issues in Phantom III Mark V radiators caused by silting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 131\4\ scan0129 | |
| Date | 2nd April 1937 | |
| 1113 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std. from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} c. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Hm. {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Kingsbury. 2.4.37. P.III RADIATORS. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} 87239 - Mark V. {VIENNA} Cricklewood are sending to you a radiator which has silted up twice and caused over-heating. Another P.III has come in with the same trouble. I am informed that most of the early P.III come in with the overflow valve chamber filled with a brownish sludge. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} | ||
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).