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).
Engine knocking issues on Professor Dodds' car after decarbonisation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90\2\ scan0157 | |
| Date | 20th May 1937 | |
| COPY. S/K.{Mr Kilner} To Pk. from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re Professor Dodds' Car. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}24/E20.5.37. He was saying how beautifully his car was running recently after you decarbonised it. He now says that it knocks even on Discol. He has always complained that it was bad for knocks and I am wondering whether, when you get hold of it for the propeller shaft damper, you could not set his ignition back a point as I should imagine that in comparison with standard his is a bit more advanced. (Sgd.) Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||