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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).
Comparison table of engine and environmental temperature readings for various American and British cars.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 27\2\  Scan223
Date  4th May 1934
  
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CAR    REMARKS    AT. TEMP. °C.    ROAD SPEED M.P.H.    MIXTURE TEMP. °C.    BONNET AIR TEMP. °C.

STUDEBAKER "Big Six" 1927    (a) heat to carburettor "ON"    13    40    62
    "    "        13    104
    Idling at stand-still.            104
    Engine stopped    13        117
    (b) heat to carburettor "OFF"        40    56
    "    "        13    85
    Engine stopped            77

CHEVROLET 6 cyl. 1932.    Water temp. 100°C.    16    47    77
    Idling at standstill        33    51
    On chassis dyna-mometer (top gear, full throttle)        13    87
    do.(2nd gear, full throttle)            72
            25    56
            20    55

BUICK 6 cyl. 1927    heat to carburettor "ON"    16    53    41
    Idling at stand-still        13    87
    Engine stopped            104
                137

FORD V.8. 1932.    Idling at standstill        63    25
    Engine stopped        30    46
                46
                50

HILLMAN "MINX" 1933.    Idling at standstill    15    30-40    60
                80

TALBOT "105" 6 cyl. 1933/34.    Idling at standstill    10-13    30-40    49/55    49/52
                85    

STANDARD 12 h.p. 6 cyl. 1933.    Idling at standstill    15    25/30    39-45    35/42
                60    

LGC/EMM
4.5.34.    Engine water jacket temps: 80-90°C
    LGC
  
  


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