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Summary of car complaints and remedies, categorised by Pre-India and India Series models.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 47\2\  Scan191
Date  30th September 1929 guessed
  
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| Nature of Complaint. | No. of Cars. Pre-India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes). India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes) Series. | Last Qtr's. Total. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flooding Carburetters. | W. - N. - P. - | W. 2. N. 14. P. - 16. | Not recorded. | The same remarks apply as in the case of the 40/50 HP. Chassis. |
| Springing Complaints. | W. - N. 1. P. - | W. 4. N. 13. P. - 18. | Not recorded. | Dithering at slow speeds, pitching at high speeds. Cadmium plated springs are now used, springs are oiled, and high pressure valves to hydraulic shock absorbers are drilled. |
| Clutch Jaggers and Slipping. | W. - N. 3. P. - | W. 3. N. 16. P. - 22. | Not recorded. | At W. we overcome most of these complaints by doping. N. should inform us what is their trouble, and how they overcome it. |
| Exhaust Blows Manifold. | W. 1. N. 3. P. - | W. 8. N. 40. P. 2. 54. | Not recorded. | At W. 4 were blowing at the manifold washers. We have not a definite cure for this. The remainder blew at the down pipe joint. With difficult cases we do away with the C & A. {Mr Adams} washers and make faced joints. We should like N. to report on this complaint. |
| Failure of Water Pump. | W. - N. 2. P. - | W. 2. N. 15. P. - 19. | Not recorded. | The same remarks apply as in the case of the 40/50 HP. Chassis. |
  
  
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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