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).
Letter to Messrs. John Marston Ltd. responding to queries about the Silver Dawn radiator.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\2\ scan0284 | |
| Date | 29th September 1939 | |
| 1280 c. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} and Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 6/MH. {M. Huckerby} 29th. September, 1939. Messrs. John Marston Ltd., WOLVERHAMPTON. Your Ref. AWD/CCR/BGF. Dear Sirs, Re Radiators. We thank you for your letter of the 19th. inst. addressed for the attention of Mr. Edwards, and apologise for the delay in our reply resulting from the international situation. We will reply to your queries in the order given. Silver Dawn Radiator - PD.446. Top Tank. There is a thermostat fitted to this radiator. The position is that shown on PD.233 and is that called for on LOP. EW.2158. Water Inlet at Back of Radiator. The water inlet is on the left-hand side of the top tank looking at the back of the radiator and looking forwards towards the front of the car. Its vertical position in the tank is as shown on PD.446 and it is horizontally 1.875 from the centre line of the car. The filler and ball valve are positioned as on PD.233. Radiator Straps. The upper shell support brackets are those on PD.233, the strap being more narrow, due to the narrower matrix. The | ||