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).
Record of oil consumption and mileage calculations over several months.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 142\3\ scan0054 | |
Date | 9th December 1936 guessed | |
1204 Re: Oil Consumption. --------- 3-AZ-22 - Ph. 111. --------- [underline]AUGUST.[/underline] [underline]Speedo reading.[/underline] [underline]oil added.[/underline] 263. 1 qrt. 579. 1 qrt. 836. 1 qrt. 1471. 5 pints. Miles for month - 1208 to 1 gall. 1qrt 1pt. = 872 m.p.g. [underline]SEPTEMBER.[/underline] 2564. 1 qrt. Test made over 879 miles, 2 quarts added 2900. 1 qrt. to bring to 2 gallons. = 1758 m.p.g. 3060. 1 qrt. 3531. 1 qrt. 3939. 1 qrt. 4051. 1 qrt. Miles for month - 2179 to [strikethrough]1 gall[/strikethrough] 2 qrt. = 1452 m.p.g. [underline]OCTOBER.[/underline] 4635. 1 qrt. 5076. 2 qrts. 5700. 1 qrt. 6207. 1 qrt. 6435. 1 qrt. 6543. 1 pt. Miles for month - 2580 to 1 gall. 2 qrts 1 pt. = 1588 m.p.g. [underline]NOVEMBER.[/underline] 6631. 1 qrt. 6927. 2 qrts. [underline]7138.[/underline] 1 qrt. 7639. 2 qrts. 7758. 2 qrts. 8655. 1 qrt. 9457. 2 qrts. Miles for month - 3826 to 2 galls 3 qrts. = 1392 m.p.g. | ||