Engine misfire, the condition of the spark plugs, and a request for a follow-up report after a road test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 109\5\ scan0032 | |
| Date | 14th April 1938 | |
| 664 CHILDS - Let me have your report after plugs have been tested on the road Replied Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /18R. S/W {Sales / Derby Works} To Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re WXA-1. Sg {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} 7/E14.4.38 Copy to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Ld. [Initialled 'Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} '] Kennett found that the engine was missing under certain conditions. He, therefore, examined the plugs, found they were in rather a dirty state and one at least of them very oily so he fitted a new set and returned them to LA. {L. A. Archer} This was done at an approximate total distance run of 2500 miles. I should like to have a report in due course because, as you know, the car has been used under the conditions in which a normal customer would use it. Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} No signs of misfire in the car. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /ED {J. L. Edwards} Tested in a wraith by whyman. | ||
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).