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).
Oil pump failure after braking during a 15,000-mile test and requesting further data.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\1\ scan0386 | |
| Date | 8th March 1937 | |
| 200a To,G.W.H/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}17/JH.8.3.37. 15,000 MILES TEST. We hear from your memo, that the oil pump sent out for 6-B-IV still fails after braking. Will you please send us some detailed information with regard to the time of pressure loss or any comparative figures between the original and the new oil pump. Additional useful information on the daily report sheets would be to include the type of oil used and the petrol at the at the side of their respective consumption figures, likewise hot oil pressure at high speeds. At the moment we have a letter from the makers of Motorine C. regarding its result on 35-EX. Will you please confirm that Mot."6" is still being used on this car. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} | ||