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).
Petrol filter siphoning issue and the proposed solution of fitting a tap.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\2\ scan0112 | |
| Date | 12th September 1935 | |
| X1138 To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/KW.12.9.35. Petrol Filter under the Running Board. We have run into trouble with the petrol filter fitted under the running board; that is, if the filter is cleaned when the tank is full, petrol will syphon out the whole time while the bowl is removed. The simplest way of dealing with this would be to put a tap on the tank side of the filter. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||