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).
Cold temperature test on a Bentley Dural connecting rod and crankpin assembly.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\3\ scan0112 | |
| Date | 30th October 1935 | |
| X214 To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Smth. c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Hl. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Smth.4/KW.30.10.35. Bentley Dural Connecting Rod. We had a dural rod and crankpin assembly reduced in temperature to 12°F.{Mr Friese} ( - 11°C.) at the Cold Storage Works. With .00018" clearance the rod became very tight on the shaft. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Smth. | ||