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).
Letter to I. Waller in France asking for information on vapour lock issues in the petrol system of car 22-G-V.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 101\2\ scan0018 | |
| Date | 29th June 1936 | |
| To I. Waller, Hotel de France, Chateauroux, Indre, France. x500a Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}15/KW.29.6.36. 22-G-V.{VIENNA} We are interested in having exact particulars of the effect of temperature upon the petrol system of 22-G-V.{VIENNA} We understand from Hamilton that this car was as bad for vapour lock as 32-EX. Will you please tell us whether there is any difference between the French petrols generally obtainable at the pumps,with regard to their susceptibility to vapour lock. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||