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).
Failure of a suction pipe on a 25-HP flexible engine mounting and a proposed modification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 104\1\ scan0205 | |
| Date | 10th September 1934 | |
| Wyman. Please get sets for 21GIV 20GIV Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}'s Car x5003 Instructed Geo Wyman VERY URGENT To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from E/JNR.{Charles L. Jenner} c. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} re 25-HP. Flexible Engine Mounting. The suction pipe between the autovac and the induction pipe, which we gave you for the above scheme to LeC.4067, has been a failure and broke twice in France. We send you herewith:- LeC.4085 showing the modified suction pipe, this flexibility being provided for by a length of rubber. It will be noted that some of these pieces are the same as are used on the petrol tank breather pipe. E/JNR.{Charles L. Jenner} | ||