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).
Letter from H.M. Hobson Ltd. regarding fuel vaporization and overnight loss issues with the K.S.180 installation in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\4\ Scan085 | |
| Date | 8th May 1929 | |
| x4038 CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY AND TO THE DOMINION & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE FIRM, NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. TELEPHONE: CHISWICK 4231 (4 LINES). TELEGRAMS: 'ASSEMBLAGE, LONDON' MANUFACTURERS OF Hobson K-S Petrol Telegage AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES. WORKS: LONDON AND WOLVERHAMPTON. H.M. HOBSON, LTD. (ESTABLISHED 1903) 47-55, ACTON VALE, LONDON, W.3. 8th May 1929. OUR REF. TPS/MW YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/LG. ENCLO. 2 For attention of W.A.Robotham, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Expl. Dept. Derby. Dear Sirs, We beg to thank you for your letter of the 6th inst., and are very interested to have your information with regard to the K.S.180 installation in France. It is quite clear that this installation has nothing wrong with it, and it may be taken as a clear indication that for some reason or other, heat conditions etc., affect the back of the car on a long run, in very hot weather, and cause vaporization or some other feature, which produces the over-night loss of the amount mentioned. The pump is the surest cure for this and | ||