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).
Fixing bonnet knocks by adding a transverse mild steel strip to the radiator mount.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 109\4\ scan0144 | |
| Date | 18th July 1939 | |
| 666a To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} Hotel de France, Chateauroux, Indre, France. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}2/MH.{M. Huckerby}18.7.39. 30.G.VII - BONNET KNOCKS. In reply to your Chateauroux/1/14.7.39. We have no rubber radiator mounts that we think suitable. It is possible to stop side shake at the bottom of the radiator by fixing a transverse mild steel strip, 1" wide and 1/16" thick. The strip is fixed to the radiator above the rubber block by one of the latter's studs, and to the pan by a bolt at each end. This strip is sufficiently flexible to add no control except sideways control. Will you please try it. We are thinking of replacing the rubber block by a Harris bush. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} [Handwritten text on diagram] RADIATOR STRIP ADDED BENT PAN RUBBER MOUNT PACKING REPLACED BY STRIP | ||