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).
List of action points concerning vehicle component testing, reporting, and competitor analysis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 174\3\ img067 | |
| Date | 7th January 1936 | |
| -4- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}11/KW.7.1.36. (23) Salt will report on the thick washer between the carburetter and induction pipe, Stromberg's scheme. (24) Steadman will circulate a Standardisation Sheet for springs in the thermostat on the Bentley and 20/25. (25) Dodd will test out West's modification to EL.267 on the starter motor on 3-B-IV, and see if it cures the trouble previously experienced. (26) Swindall will test out Hall's metal bearings on the narrow pin crank on B-4-A unit. (27) Dodd and Salt will follow up the mixture control on the large carburetters to ensure that we have the same mixture strength for starting with large carburetters as we have at present with small carburetters. (28) Whyman will ensure that links are fitted to B-23-AE. (29) Whyman will examine the Packard and Chevrolet and see if he cannot recommend some simpler scheme of cantilever pedals than our own. (30) Leslie will report on the Packard road springs. (31) Dodd will get hold of the salt cooled exhaust valves and report on these for detonation. (32) Whyman will arrange to go over to Daimler's with me and query some of their exhaust losses. (33) Matthews is letting me have a full report on the history of the big bore Bentley endurance running. | ||