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. | ||