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).
Engine improvements related to cylinder head circulation, the thermostat, and carburation settings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\4\ scan0171 | |
| Date | 23th April 1936 | |
| -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}11/KW.23.4.36. (5) The other point is that now we have improved the circulation of the cylinder head, can we put the spring back in the thermostat and so get a radiator temperature which will give us decent carburation with weak setting. We give you a copy of EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}'s criticisms of the first production cars. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||