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).
Mirrored internal memorandum discussing issues with carburetter flexibility, service history, and proposed modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67\1\ scan0192 | |
| Date | 26th September 1932 | |
| DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}VS.{J. Vickers}M/I.C.S. TO MR. DAVIDSON. or TO MR. ROWLEDGE. BY MR. HILL. S.C. FROM BENTLEY X.8830 X.8830 SO HR. The SO HR. carburetters have always been considered by the coachbuilders to be too flexible. We do not know of any failures in service or on test, but this may be due to the fact that it is always carried in the chassis. Theme. We will arrange for this. setting out some stronger specifications. SEE ORIGINAL DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} We propose a new section (S). RH{R. Hollingworth} SO/ON We have experienced difficulties from time to time of the NO/AO carburetters in service. The exception to the rule are those of the early HIS. With the service records, we find that on the present carburetter on the present engine, we have never had a failure. F.V.O.T. - and. SEE ORIGINAL We set out some details on 8281 and 1810. We set out some details - and. SEE ORIGINAL We recollect these being fitted as only one car was built. They were not apparently incorporated on the Inskip mention (I.A.C.S). Your T-MX{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} car will have therefore the original detail. (f).its - anort We have instructed carburetter staff that a new T.O.A.V. carburetter shall thus - and. SEE ORIGINAL We will test one for jest. Although our test will carry the better on the job, no T-MX{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} has been done on the chassis unless it is on a real load. When it is on. Vaux. We propose a scheme as we consider that these items will make the job. (fig.S) will make them all. The short chassis has been fixed by the coachbuilders (a). N.O.T.I.F. (as e.g. CHG/DIC/AID.9.as). | ||