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).
Letter from Delco-Remy & Hyatt Ltd. regarding an oil pumping issue in a car unit and a potential modification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 163\7\ img268 | |
| Date | 7th September 1934 | |
| 6036 DELCO-REMY & HYATT LTD. Head Office & Works: 111, GROSVENOR ROAD, LONDON. S.W.1. Telegrams: DELREMHAYT, CHURTON, LONDON. Telephones: FRANKLIN 6611-6. (6 LINES) [Logo: THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS LTD] H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} West Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.7/MA. OUR REF. WOK/PP. 7th September 1934. SUBJECT Dear Mr. West, Thank you for your letter of the 5th September and for the interim information given therein. As far as a car unit is concerned, this oil trouble is a thing we have run into from time to time and I am wondering what modification you are adopting. We have found that a reverse thread oil groove or a drain hole in the Distributor Shank is sometimes a very satisfactory method of curing this oil pumping and, if it will interest you, I will have some sketches made up showing the sort of thing we have done in the past. Thank you also for the news of the Aero ignition. I shall look forward with great interest to hearing from you when you have something more definite to report. Yours sincerely, [Signature] Managing Director. EX 15903 | ||