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).
Carburetter distribution issues, experimental pipe failures, and proposed future directions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\2\ scan0179 | |
| Date | 5th August 1940 | |
| -2- Jnr.{Charles L. Jenner}1/JH.5.8.40. (B) (Diagram of a pipe) Experimental pipe which was a failure. (C) (Diagram of a pipe) The best they know, it was going on production but for the outbreak of war. After all this their trouble is poor carburation distribution, the bias from the S.U. carburetter is fitful and variable. Sometimes it is all down one branch of the pipe only to be reversed to the other branch the next day. They look forward with enthusiasm to the new S.U. carburetter. Mr. Boyle gave us a good welcome and told Swain his carburetter expert to show anything and everything we wanted to see. Boyle said he does not believe we are only interested in 8 cylinder carburation, he thinks we shall compete in their 4 cylinder market. I propose to revert to the 2 port system for Myth. I do feel that we have to find a carburetter which has a good starting carburetter so that we can shoot the car down the road with the handicap of a cold hot spot, which is imposed on us with thermo-syphon water system. Jnr.{Charles L. Jenner} (signature) P.S. Boyles' office was like a Gunsmiths shop, he has invented and made at home an air gun which kills, you would have been interested. Jnr.{Charles L. Jenner} | ||