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).
Vehicle performance, detailing temperatures, component function, and on-road repairs.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\4\ scan0084 | |
Date | 17th March 1934 guessed | |
one time the temperature reached 118°F in the shade. The high lift pump always functioned and supplied petrol without fail. The other pump has not been used. Dixon ought to be duly patted on the back. No less, however, than Steadman. We have not put as much as half an egg-cup full of water in the system since leaving Derby. The highest water temp reached was 83°C. The unfortunate thing is that nobody will believe us. Fan belts have only been adjusted once and will easily last out the return journey. The Prop shaft Fig II soldered sleeve joint sheared, and the forward universal began to spin on the centre tube. This caused a 6-hour delay, but by using 'tommy-bars' as taper pins and Primus stoves as blow lamps a satisfactory repair was made. The steering now has toe-out and wabbles at 35 M.P.H. I have found that fine dust has caused extraordinary wear to the needle rollers and has caused the | ||