Correspondence from Paris detailing car performance, cold starting, and proposed adjustments.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 11\4\ 04-page176 | |
| Date | 26th January 1933 | |
| Hôtel Sylva Pergolèse PARIS 3, Rue Pergolèse (XVIe) Avenue de la {L. A. Archer} Grande-Armée — Bois de Boulogne Téléph. : Passy 38-12 Passy 25-54 X7941 LES 26/1/33. 19.EX. To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} The general running of the car has been satisfactory. The NSR Dust cover started to rub during yesterdays running which necessitated removing the hub. The temp at the time of starting in the morn has been -5°C. I find that by strengthening the low speed jet 5 minutes I obtain easier starting + have not had to use the starter carb. This setting of the low speed jet is too strong for normal running & it looks as if it would be an advantage to have the low speed jet choke to close right off as we had on the first car out here. With reference to your memo which I received this morning. I will arrange with Mr Slater to try the car both with the control & without the Hartfords. While Mr Slater has been using the | ||
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).