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).
Suggesting a new paragraph for an instruction book regarding the use of extra oil when starting an engine in cold weather.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\1\ Scan055 | |
| Date | 1st January 1914 | |
| R.R. 65y. (100l) (XX.639. 30.10.13) E.P. 5294. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). Names and indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON Bd{Mr Berend} Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C Mr. COWEN Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX for D Mr. DeLOOZE Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON W.M. JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD X740 Re Instruction Book. Na{Mr Nadin}/S4/LG1114. 1.1.14. Mr.Platford suggests that the following paragraph should be inserted re the use of extra oil (page 68), and we shall be glad to have your remarks on this at your earliest. "When first starting up the engine, especially in cold weather, it is advisable that the extra oil valve should be opened so as to allow a good flush of oil to the cylinders. Oil, when cold, is much thicker than it is during its normal running condition and therefore, is not fed to the cylinder walls as when the engine is warmed up. It is also advisable that the engine should not be run to give its full power until after same has been running a short time and has become warmer as owing to the thick condition of the oil, as above explained, same does not circulate so satisfactorily as it does when the engine is warmed up". [STAMP] RECEIVED ... JAN 1914 [Handwritten] Mr Haldenby Please Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 2/1/14 Na.{Mr Nadin} This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||