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Summary of vehicle faults and complaints categorized by issue over a six-month period.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 130\4\  scan0081
Date  30th September 1936 guessed
  
-,10 - TOTAL. REMARKS.

STEERING STIFF.
September Quarter. C.C. 12) C.P. -) Total 12. See Depot Sheet No, Hd. {Mr Hayward / Mr Huddy} 283.
Previous Quarter. C.C. 9) C.P. -) Total 9.
Six Months. Total 21.

PINKING.
September Quarter. C.C. 26) C.P. -) Total 26. Depot Sheet No. Hd. {Mr Hayward / Mr Huddy} 294 deals with complaints of pinking. We are recommending Ethyl petrol for these complaints.
Previous Quarter. C.C. 50) C.P. -) Total 50.
Six Months. Total 76.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND OVER-OILING. 4 1/2 3 1/2
September Quarter. C.C. 4 C.P. 17) Total 21. 15 Oil consumption. 6 Oiling up. 7 Reverse Rocker Shaft. 3 Re-bore. 6 Up to standard. (800 m.p.g.)
Previous Quarter. C.C. - C.P. 28) Total 28.
Six Months. 4 45 Total 49.

JUMPING OUT OF SECOND GEAR.
September Quarter. C.C. 2) C.P. -) Total 2.
Previous Quarter. C.C. 1) C.P. -) Total 1.
B Six Months. Total 3.
  
  
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).


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