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).
Resolving petrol feed issues on the Phantom II model during dynamometer testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 13\3\ 03-page191 | |
| Date | 27th January 1930 | |
| To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to MX.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} x7080. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} 2/MJ. 27.1.30. x7940c. x3320. x7080. PETROL FEED. PHANTOM 11. Some months ago the difficulty of obtaining a satisfactory petrol feed on dynamometer test was put up to us. In our Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn{Mr Robinson}2/AD7.11.29 we reported fully on the trouble and recommended that the filter banjos should be opened out and a straight through connection substituted for the banjo on the float chamber. The filter has been dealt with by BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} but the feed on the float chamber has not yet been altered and MX.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} is still going to a lot of trouble with his level setting to get cars off test. Since we have submitted a straight through connection to MX.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} and he is satisfied that this cures this trouble, we recommend that it should be drawn out and fitted to the next 10,000 miles car which will start in a few days. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} has stated that he is in agreement. Major Segrave's criticisms of 1-WJ prove that on the road we are not free from trouble. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||