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).
Sources of heat entering the driving compartment and proposed solutions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\5\ scan0056 | |
| Date | 8th September 1932 | |
| X819 S/W. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les (c. to Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}) c. to WOr{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}, E.BY,EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} c. " PN.{Mr Northey} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}15/KW8.9.32. Heat in driving compartment - P.II. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les5/KT2.9.32 & Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}7/E5.9.32. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} has passed to me the two memos referred to above, and has asked me to deal with the matter fully subsequent to a discussion which we had here yesterday. We feel that this heat question can definitely be divided into two categories, one in which the points are those which must be dealt with at W. and the other those which must be dealt with by the Coachbuilders. The points I think we shall readily agree are those for which we must look to you for assistance are mostly concerned with preventing hot air from entering the front compartment, and those which obviously we must give attention to, with the co-operation of the Coachbuilders, concern the admission of cool air into the front compartment. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les5/KT lays great stress on the importance of excluding hot air from getting in, and with that we are in entire agreement. Incidentally in writing this memo we are without any knowledge of what Scheme F.84035 is. The ingress of hot air seems to occur at the under-mentioned points - 1. through the front floorboard jointings, with particular reference to those boards which are in contact with the aluminium dashboard, 2. through the pedal slots, 3. through the gear lever quadrant, and we feel we must look to you to take the necessary steps to definitely prevent heat coming in at these points. We believe your suggestion that the foremost front floorboard should not in any way be cut for the purpose of clearing the speedometer cable, petrol gauge flex and other dashboard fittings is an important one, and we believe that the passage of these cables etc. through the aluminium dash, provided that the holes cut for their (contd) | ||