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).
Outlining a series of tests to be conducted on a vehicle codenamed BENSPORT.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\1\ scan0040 | |
| Date | 13th March 1933 | |
| xu13a To A.B.R. From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/MJ.13.3.33. TESTS REQUIRED ON BENSPORT. (1) Remove pistons and con. rods after 4,000 miles further running (if no increase in crankcase pressure evident before), and examine gudgeon pin retaining pads for failure. (2) Observe oil temperature (recording air temp. at same time). (1) Normal. (2) Rad. shutters jammed open. (3) Rad. shutters normal, asbestos mud plastered over the front of the timing case. (3) Vary tyre pressures and find the best reading for steering and road holding. * (4) Watch for signs of rattles in the transmission on the over-run. We also think that there may be indications of failure in the axle towards the completion of 10,000 miles. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||