Summary report detailing vehicle faults and remedies over a six-month period for 3 1/2 and 4 1/4 litre models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\4\ scan0131 | |
| Date | 31th March 1937 guessed | |
| IRREGULAR FIRING AND POOR SLOW RUNNING. 3 1/2 LITRE. 4 1/4 LITRE. TOTAL. GRAND TOTAL. REMARKS. March Quarter. C.C. 14 18 32) C.P. - - -) 32 These are chiefly overcome by adjustment to carburetter, plugs, tappets etc. Previous Quarter. C.C. 19 14 33) C.P. - - -) 33 Six Months. 33 32 65 65 POOR PERFORMANCE. March Quarter. C.C. 2 4 6) C.P. - - -) 6 Tune up or change plugs. Previous Quarter. C.C. 8 3 11) C.P. - - -) 11 Six Months. 10 7 17 17 OIL LEAKS FROM ROCKER COVER, TAPPET DOORS ETC. March Quarter. C.C. 4 3 7) C.P. 3 1 4) 11 Improved joint washer for rocker cover now standard. Tappet door leakage rectified on new cars due to overhead rocker adjustment. Previous Quarter. C.C. 13 2 15) C.P. 13 1 14) 29 Six Months. 33 7 40 40 RADIATOR SHUTTERS STICKING OR RATTLING. March Quarter. C.C. 10 3 13) C.P. - - -) 13 Chiefly complaint of rattle. Previous Quarter. C.C. 14 4 18) C.P. 2 1 3) 21 Six Months. 26 8 34 34 | ||
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).