Investigations into braking, oil loss, and engine issues on car 19 EX.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 11\2\ 02-page129 | |
| Date | 6th February 1929 | |
| 47941 41 To Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} From G.W.H Hotel de France Chateauroux(French test region) Indre 6/2/1929 We are carrying out investigations on 19 EX as regards to rear braking, propeller shaft joints, servo efficency, loss of oil from rear of engine case. This week end I shall leave instructions for the examination of all brakes; oiling of brake toggle shafts and generally all points lubricated by the central lubrication scheme. This work will fully occupy the men for the time that I expect to be away. Taking 19 EX all round it is not as good a car as 18 EX neither for springing, power, or steering. Engine detonations are much more pronounced on this car than they were on 18 EX. I am not sending any men back until I have seen you and know exactly what the programe is. I shall be at the works on monday morning. G.W.H. G.W.H. Hancocks | ||
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).