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).
Responding to a query about valve springs, quoting Mr. Hives' recommendation on the matter.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 80\3\ scan0196 | |
| Date | 18th June 1914 | |
| Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Mcr8/L18614. X290 Re Valve Springs. X.858 Mr Plumpton. 18-6-14. In reply to your memo Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}26/M 17614, we wish to state that we have taken this matter up with Mr Hives and he reports as follows :- "We should make a set of springs and fit "to this engine, but we should either "have the car in or send one of our men "to fit them, there might be something "wrong which is causing the springs to "break, washers under the springs for "instance would do it. Once they are "on I should not advise changing them." We return the memos which were attached to your memo. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} | ||