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).
Successful trial for top over-oiling on the Phantom III engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 144\3\ scan0126 | |
| Date | 15th October 1936 | |
| To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to SS.{S. Smith} c. to ROX. c. to Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} c. to En. c. to Ex. X1220 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/PD.16/JH.15.10.36. Top Over-oiling on Phantom III. With reference to your memo. A.2/HP.3.10.36. and the suggestion of running a test with the oil supply to the valve stems, and the valve wedges closed up. This trial was made in our previous tests and proved quite successful, provided that the wedges are made a perfect seal. The oil drained off the top washer and down the spring coils. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/P.Dodd. | ||