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).
Standardisation of a petrol tank breather pipe and surging baffle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\5\ scan0089 | |
| Date | 20th December 1933 | |
| RR 785B (BH) (52674, 16-10-33) BM. 3/262/6. Completed 23.1.34. BENTLEY STANDARDISATION of PARTS. Date 20.12.33. X No. 251. Drawing No. Part List Description of Parts. Petrol Tank Breather Pipe to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}, and Surging Baffle. Two Schemes. Origin. To prevent petrol fumes entering the body. To stop erratic working of the pump. Report of Experimental Test. Fitted to 1-B-IV and ran 10,000 miles in France. At no time with a full tank was there any petrol fumes in the body. The baffle for the prevention of erratic running of the pump, with the tank nearly empty, entirely cured the erratic working of the pump. Weight of Old Part. Cost of Old Part. £ Weight of New Part. Cost of New Part. £ - 10- 0 Difference per Car. Difference per Car. £ - 10- 0 INCREASE. Signature from Cost Dept. that above is correct. G/Rt 9-1-34. Cost of Parts in Works which will be scrapped if commenced on :- Series..........£......... Series..........£......... Series..........£......... INITIAL | DATE | REMARKS SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | 22-1-34 | Agreed Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} | 10.1.34 | Agreed Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} C. | 11.1.34 | Agreed C. RG.{Mr Rowledge} | | Rg.{Mr Rowledge} absent. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | 11.1.34 | Agreed Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | 11.1.34 | Agreed By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} | 10.1.34 | Agreed EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | 16.1.34 | Agreed AE. The vent scheme above only applies until outside filler is standardised. The figure for cost seems astonishingly high. BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} | 11.1.34 | Agreed Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} SFT.{Mr Swift} | 10.1.34 | Agreed Sft.{Mr Swift} MX.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} | 10.1.34 | Agreed Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | 10.1.34 | Agreed Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [STAMP: RECEIVED 20 JAN 1934] | ||