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).
Extract from a report on engine overheating issues, suggesting oil radiators and automatic temperature control as potential solutions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 24\4\ Scan021 | |
| Date | 18th March 1916 | |
| Extract from Mr.Peat's Report Dated 18/3/16. --------------------------- Complaints about overheating are becoming unpleasantly common out here and I should like to hear wheather you have any suggestions to make as to treatment of such cases. It seems to me that larger radiators are an expensive and uncertain method of dealing with the trouble and I suggest that we try something in the way of an oil radiator which could be made easily to fit the standard connections on the oil pump and sump. Do you find that the engines with the new light type of piston are more prone to this fault or not? Considering the varing conditions under which our cars have to work in different parts of the world to say nothing of the variations locally in these different parts it certainly seems that there is some need for an automatic temperature control, all other methods being merely palliatives and makeshifts. Any remarks that the Test Dept. or Experimental Dept. may have to make re above would be much appreciated. | ||