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).
Proposed modification to prevent hot air leaks into the coachwork via the gearbox gate mechanism.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\3\ scan0161 | |
| Date | 24th March 1926 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from AJS. c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} LHS.{Lord Herbert Scott} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} X3908 AJS1/M24.3.26. GAS LEAKS THROUGH INDIA FLOORBOARDS. X.5500 X.3908 X.5310 We understand that you have again taken up the matter of hot air leakage into the body through the gate mechanism and we have discussed the matter with DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from the point of view of what can be done in the coachwork, and suggest that as faras the gearbox mechanism is concerned we can add to the gate quadrant a palm as indicated in the sketch hereunder, which we think should in conjunction with the bottom rail of the body, eliminate the gas leakage trouble. AJS. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} is dealing with the mud and dust problem. SEE ORIGINAL FOR SKETCH. | ||