Modification of throttle controls for the Bentley V engine to cure a rattle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 99\1\ scan0046 | |
| Date | 21th April 1939 | |
| 408 To: BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /NS. {Norman Scott} .. from Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /NRO. c. Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /JD. {J. Draper - Frames} Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 19/N.21.4.39. BENTLEY V ENGINE - CONTROLS. Please receive herewith: E.CD.1312 - Modified Throttle Controls - Bentley V. {VIENNA} Although the hand mixture controls have been thrown away to cure a rattle in the steering column, the rattle still persists, and it is now stated that the throttle hand control is the cause; we have therefore altered the geometry of the controls in accordance with a test made by Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /NRC. {N. R. Chandler} on chassis 9.B.V. for which a cure of the rattle is claimed. The design modifies the previous drawings E.CD.1205/6 and E.CD.1260. Will you please detail and instruct with a view to using these controls on production B.V. cars. Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||
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).