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 queries and answers comparing the 'SS' model with the 'Phantom' model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65a\3\ scan0050 | |
| Date | 1st August 1924 | |
| X7770 8/24 QUERIES RE 'SS{S. Smith}' COMPARED WITH 'PHANTOM'. Control lever positions- starting, running, etc. as on the Phantom. In view of induction pipe heating arrangements, is it necessary to run the engine for any particular time before starting the car from cold? Recommend water temp should reach 60°C. before driven hard. What instructions are we to give for priming the fuel system if the petrol supply runs out? With the autovac empty and the main tank re-filled, can the autovac be primed by operation of the starter motor? Yes but the engine will have to be run for 1 minute at least. If no start the float chamber should be filled. For the 'Phantom' we say speed of car when climbing must not be below 14 MPH on top; change preferably made from top to third at not less than 20 MPH. Does this apply to 'SS{S. Smith}'? This might be left to the drivers intuition. Water level in radiator? For 'Phantom' we say half way across the upper water pipe. Yes as Phantom. -1- | ||