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).
Disappointing oil consumption in a Bentley and its potential causes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\4\ scan0139 | |
| Date | 12th March 1936 | |
| -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}15/KW.12.3.36. The oil consumption on the Bentley is very disappointing. We anticipate, however, that it will improve with running. I have been wondering whether the increased clearance necessitated by silchrome valves on the Bentley has caused top overoiling, but you can doubtless tell me. This would be much more likely to occur under English traffic conditions, where a lot of part throttle work is done, than with all our running in France. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||