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).
Routine procedure for preparing a car after unloading from the docks following a sea voyage.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\1\ scan0242 | |
| Date | 6th January 1938 guessed | |
| ALL ROLLS-ROYCE CARS ARE SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR SHIPMENT AS PER THE LABEL ATTACHED TO THE CHASSIS PRIOR TO DESPATCH FROM THE WORKS. The following routine should always be carried out on unloading from the Docks after sea voyage. (1) Before starting the engine. Fill engine and gear box with one of the recommended oils which are as follows:- Prices Motorine 'G' Wakefields Castrol 'XL' Shell "Aeroshell" or Vacuum Mobiloil 'D' In the case of the 20/25HP Chassis fill the axle to the correct level with Prices Amber 'A' Gear Oil. The 40/50HP PH.II. Axle is already filled to the correct level with Whitmores Hypoid Compound and does not therefore require re-filling. Remove sparking plugs and prime each cylinder with an egg cup full of engine oil. Turn engine over by hand several times with a few minutes pause between each occasion. Fit a set of old sparking plugs. (2) Start up Engine. Run engine slowly until maximum oil pressure is being recorded on the gauge - open throttle (using throttle lever on quadrant) until the engine is running at approximately 800 revs. per minute. This speed is obtained by placing the throttle lever approximately one third up the quadrant from the closed position. Allow the engine to run at this speed until a water temperature of 80° is recorded on the water temperature gauge. Drain out all engine oil, clean the filter and fill with one of the recommended oils above referred to. Take car on road and work engine up very slowly from slow running, throttled conditions to full power. The longer the time and greater the care taken for this operation the better it will be for the future good running of the car. It is found that considerable trouble for the future may be caused by want of proper attention when first putting a car into commission e.g. immediately starting up and driving away from the Docks. Under these circumstances the lubrication is bad, working parts distort, and in the future there will inevitably be trouble with piston knocks and general unsatisfactory running. in addition, such faults as bad bedding of the pistons Contd. | ||