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Mileage test results detailing fluid loss in dampers over consecutive days.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5a\3\  03-page305
Date  22th June 1933 guessed
  
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RESULT AFTER SECOND DAY'S MILEAGE OF 501
N.S.F. no leak
O.S.F. 3 cc.
N.S.R. no leak
O.S.R. lost 1 cc.

Both Front & Rear O.S. dampers flushed over when filler plug removed. All dampers have been checked & topped up with oil after the day's run.

RESULT AFTER THIRD DAY'S MILEAGE OF 500
N.S.F. lost 1 cc.
O.S.F. lost 2 cc.
N.S.R. no leak
O.S.R. lost 1 1/2 cc.

O.S.F. damper flushed over filler when plug was removed. All dampers have been checked & topped up with oil after the day's run.

RESULT AFTER FOURTH DAY'S MILEAGE OF 510.
N.S.F. lost 7 cc.
O.S.F. no leak. flushed over slightly when plug removed
N.S.R. no leak.
O.S.R. lost 1 cc.

RESULTS AFTER FIFTH DAY'S MILEAGE OF 500.
N.S.F. lost 1 cc. flushed over slightly when plug removed.
O.S.F. lost 1 cc.
N.S.R. lost 4 cc.
O.S.R. lost 1cc.
  
  
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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