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).
Standard radiator overheating during severe hill climbing and proposed cooling system improvements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 24\4\ Scan001 | |
| Date | 25th February 1914 | |
| R.R. 235 A (150 H) (V.V. g85. 25.2.14) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 0363. Extract from TBB1/L27412. X766 118 13. Re heating of our standard Radiator. under severe conditions of hill climbing. Mr Percy Northey reported that we had lost an order from Mr J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Loring on the ground that he feared a under 6-cylinder car would not be able to take long hill climbs without considerable trouble with the cooling system. Mr Northey suggests that we might reduce the limitations of our cooling system by the use of a feathering type of fan or that two step fan belt pulleys should be arranged. Mr Johnson sent this matter to the Technical Committee for their consideration. | ||