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).
Meeting minutes detailing action points for component testing and development.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 174\3\ img045 | |
| Date | 18th November 1935 | |
| -2- (9) Matthews will arrange to have an undersize cylinder block ready to test the fully split die-cast pistons in. He should also urge the other set of longer connecting rods. Talk to Robotham re allotting C-10 unit for these rods. (10) Dodd will follow up the SpectreCodename for Phantom III floorboards to ensure that these will not be affected by engine vibration in the same way that we found on Bentley 3. X (11) Steadman will co-operate with Swindall in getting figures for the Buick oil cooler and also report on the progress of the high temperature solder cooler. Report not yet issued: Keep on agenda. ✓ (12) By the next meeting Salt will have changed Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}'s carburetter and will report on the troubles encountered. Drawn to be fitted to 18 G IV (13) Leslie promises to have a set of low rating springs available for 21-G-IV in one week's time. X (14) Steadman will see Yarnell about the fan returned from France and get on with the flexible bladed fan for the Bentley. X (15) We have now got agreement that Geoffrey Smith's car will be in during the next few days, and Dodd should be ready with the necessary scraper rings, etc. ✓ (16) Dodd must complete tests on the larger relief valve, as it is more than probable that we have got to use lead bronze bearings with the big bore engines. X (17) Leslie is preparing a roll rod for Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}'s car. He shall also shortly have tests on S-H-IV with a roll rod. X (18) Clutch tests have been carried out on Forlock which confirm that the 10" clutch is O.K. X (19) Ll. Smith reports that the valve gear is quite satisfactory on S-14 unit for production, both from the point of view of operation and endurance. X | ||