Requesting an update on the decision for a cure for piston ring knocks in pre-war engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 48\1\ Scan156 | |
| Date | 23th November 1923 | |
| X4190 H6/TB/23.11.23 S/W. {Sales / Derby Works} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} copy to Hm. {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Re:- Piston Ring Knocks in Pre-War Engines. With reference to this matter Hm. {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} informed us in a memo of the 17th. inst. that you were going to West Wittering(Henry Royce's home town) last Monday, and would discuss with R. {Sir Henry Royce} what cure is to be adopted in order to settle a number of complaints of this noise. Can you please let us know what has been decided, as the matter is somewhat urgent in several cases. H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} | ||
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).