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).
Requesting an experiment to redirect crankchamber fumes away from the vehicle body, based on a suggestion by Mr. Royce.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\3\ scan0103 | |
Date | 26th February 1920 | |
R.R. 235 b (200 T) (S.F. 673, 22-5-19) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2376. X.3908 Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}4/W26.2.20. [strikethrough]To Der.[/strikethrough] from Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} [strikethrough]cc to Mr.[/strikethrough] [strikethrough]c. to Dy.{F R Danby}[/strikethrough] [strikethrough]c. to Ef.[/strikethrough] c. to Ck.{Mr Clark} X.3908 Re Fumes inside covered bodies. X.3431 A short time ago in R9/G4.2.20 Mr. Royce stated that it was "highly desirable that the breather should be capable of blowing the fumes from the crankchamber outside the undershield or behind the holes for the pedals." This point is referred to in EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}11/F24.2.20. Can you put this work in hand, please, for the purpose of experimenting with it. Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} | ||