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).
Over-oiling issues and the standardisation of new demountable Lodge sparking plugs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 72\1\ scan0084 | |
| Date | 9th November 1925 | |
| +8980 To EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} from BJ. BJ3/H9.11.25. Copies to -Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Sy. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} PH. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} CWB. OVEROILING AND SPARKING PLUGS. As the Works technical officials have presumably tested the demountable Lodge plug and found it satisfactory, made it standard and found consider it necessary to assist in dealing with over-oiling cars, please arrange for no more cars to be delivered to customers unless they are fitted with these new plugs. will PN.{Mr Northey} please consider whether these should be fitted to demonstration cars. Please let me know what tests have been made of these plugs and whether they are on the 10,000 miles test now. Also whether a standardisation sheet has been passed for them. B.J. | ||