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Customer complaints of boiling in 40/50 HP cars when climbing mountain passes.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\K\October1923\  Scan29
Date  1st October 1923
  
R.R. 493 (10 H) (SL 42 12-7-23). J.H., D. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary}
ORIGINAL
EXPERIMENTAL REPORT.
COPIES TO: (RC. {R. Childs} ) St-Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} By (E) Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} (EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} )
√(PN {Mr Northey} ) OY
Expl. No. 1751
x766
REF. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 3/LGS.10.23.
OBJECT OF TEST.
To find reason of customers complaints of boiling on 40/50 HP.
TESTER.
W. A. {Mr Adams} Robotham.
CONDITIONS.
Comparisons were made from dimensions taken by ourselves of actual cars.
SUMMARY OF TEST.
We have still to reply to several owners of 40/50 HP. cars who have bitterly complained of boiling when climbing mountain passes. In the case of Mr. Sidney, he complained of boiling even when he climbed on a gear, with light throttle, and the bonnet-side up.
We suggest that the comparison we attach show the 40/50 radiator to be on the small side to cope with the conditions of climbing mountain passes in summer-time.
Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  
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).


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