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).
Numbered list of action items regarding vehicle component testing and investigation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 174\3\ img068 | |
| Date | 7th January 1936 | |
| -5- 20/25 HP. (34) Salt has on order one carburetter for C-16 engine. (35) Swindall is going to try out various exhaust valves on a Bentley Head so that we can do some endurance running on stellited Silchrome. (36) Dodd and Whyman should get a comparison between the mounting of 20-G-IV and the standard 20/25 mounting. (37) Swindall will arrange for an endurance test to be run on B-15 when a turbulent head has been obtained for it. Ll.Smith should note this has an 11" Borg & Beck clutch and this will be the first indoor endurance test on it. (38) Leslie should report on what is wrong with the front suspension of 21-G-IV. (39) Hancock will let me have a report on the preliminary run on 21-G-IV. (40) Steadman should investigate Hancock's report that unbalanced radiator shutters are necessary on the large bore car, though they were not necessary on the small bore car. (41) Matthews should investigate the reason for the poor oil consumption on the semi-split pistons on C.W.H's car. (42) Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} should report on hard riding on this car, 21-G-IV. (43) Martindale should investigate servo coming up against its stop on 21-G-IV. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||