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 regarding a test on a Luber-Finer unit, questioning its dispatch and installation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\3\ scan0229 | |
| Date | 25th January 1938 | |
| 1139P. TELEPHONE: ACOCKS GREEN 1681 (4 LINES) TELEGRAMS: COLSPAR BIRMINGHAM R.{Sir Henry Royce} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} COLLIER & CO. LTD. SUCCESSORS TO SWIFT OF COVENTRY LTD HALLEY MOTORS LTD AND THE CLYNO ENGINEERING CO (1922) LTD. THE SPARES SPECIALISTS MANUFACTURERS OF SPARE PARTS FOR MANCHESTER A.J.S SWIFT & CLYNO VEHICLES SPARE PARTS FOR WILLYS OVERLAND & WILLYS KNIGHT SPECIALISTS IN CYLINDER GRINDING LINING & REBORING GEAR CUTTING STARTER RING SERVICE MOTOR & GENERAL ENGINEERS DIRECTORS: R.{Sir Henry Royce} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} COLLIER, M.I.A.E., F.I.M.T. R.{Sir Henry Royce} W. SILVESTER. W. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} WRIGHT. COLLIER'S CORNER SOUTH YARDLEY BIRMINGHAM OUR REF YOUR REF DATE RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/FB 25/1/38 L. Swindall Esq., Experimental Department, Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sir, I received a letter from Mr. Waller with reference to a test that you carried out with the Luber-Finer. I did not reply to his letter as I understand he was returning the unit to us for examination. Up to the moment I cannot trace that this has been received - can you advise me when it was despatched? Would you also advise me if, in your test, you coupled this up to the main oil supply of an engine, or to take the full delivery of one of your oil pumps, because I would like to point out that this unit is not designed to deal with the full volume of oil supplied from a pump, it is designed to be fitted to look after the bye-pass feed. From the description by Mr. Waller it would rather appear as if, after the beginning of the test, the oil was passing through the internal bye-pass which is fitted to this unit and was not circulating through the pack at all. Yours faithfully, R.H. Collier Managing Director R.H. COLLIER & CO. LTD. | ||