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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).
Memo disagreeing with the procedure for depressing the extra oil valve during engine warm-up.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 16\1\  Scan059
Date  18th February 1914
  
R.R. 657. (100H) (VV SS.{S. Smith} 19.11.13) E.P. 5408.
ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED,
NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY.
TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY.
TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES).

Names and Indicating letter.
Initial of person addressed.

A Mr. ADAMS
By Mr. BAILEY
Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON
B Mr. BEREND
Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT
Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN
C Mr. COWEN
Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX
D Mr. DeLOOZE
Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY
E Mr. ELLIOTT
F Mr. FRIESE
Mr. GNAPP
Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY
Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM
H Mr. HANBURY
J Mr. JOHNSON
JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary
K Mr. KILNER
Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH
M Mr. MOON
Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN
PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY
O Mr. OLDHAM
Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON
EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD
Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON
R Mr. ROYCE
RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary
JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE
Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON
LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT
Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY
VIENNA
W Mr. WALLIS
Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER
Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD
Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD

[Handwritten Text]:
I do not agree about depressing the extra oil valve for 3 or 4 mins while the engine is warming up so as to reduce the tendency of seizing. we are admitting a weakness, All the other makes of cars we have ever had we have never nursed them like we expect drivers to nurse ours & we have never had one seize. Supposing it is put in the book who ever imagines the average chauffeur will stand patiently holding the oil valve down until the engine is warm, would we expect even our own testing drivers to do it? Also it does not say whether this treatment is to be repeated every time the car is started supposing it has stood for one hour in the street. I consider the first two lines at present in the book is enough.

[Stamp]:
B
18 FEB 1914
1A
RECEIVED

This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers.
  
  


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