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).
Requesting tests on a Chevrolet's suction ignition control and crankcase ventilation to check for oil leaks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 126\4\ scan0164 | |
| Date | 19th October 1936 | |
| To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} X 1056 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}30/KW.19.10.36. In addition to running the Chevrolet with and without the suction ignition control, will you please run this car with and without the crankcase ventilation scheme, and see if you can detect any difference with regard to oil leaks, etc. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||