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Radiator shutter controls, water temperature limits for alcohol coolant, and thermostat-operated shutters on American cars.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 38\2\  Scan133
Date  14th February 1921
  
Contd.
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MS3/LG14.2.21.
have a Thermometer and some shutter control on the radiator.
In order to avoid the loss of alcohol, the water temperature should not exceed about 70°C.
The latest high-class cars being produced in America such as La {L. A. Archer} Fayette and Lincoln, have Thermostat operated shutters in front of the radiator.
HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  
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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