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).
Testing of a lightened accelerator pump gland spring for the Phantom III carburetter.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 93\2\ scan0174 | |
| Date | 13th October 1936 | |
| To HY.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} [strikethrough] Copy to Mr. S.W.S [strikethrough] S.W.S [strikethrough] Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wm. Mr. Swindell. Liles 3.08 E/PSN.2/MN.13.10.36. Swdl{Len H. Swindell} How are these going? Pm Phantom III Carburetter Accelerator Pump Plunger Gland. Further to our memo. ref: E/PSN.1/MN.11.9.36, we send you herewith LoC.5333 of a lightened accelerator pump gland spring and instructions for removing the existing cork washer between the gland cup and float chamber lid.{A. J. Lidsey} A dozen of these springs are at present under test by Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} and the Expl. Department, and we should be pleased if you would have this modified spring detailed so that should it prove satisfactory we shall be in a position to instruct it immediately for production. We also send you a copy of the original memo. instructing this spring experimentally, as due to an error you did not receive a copy of the memo. initially. E/PSN. Att: LoC.5333. | ||