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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).
Continuation of a report on diagnosing an engine issue by syringing water onto the distributor and coil.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 37\3\  scan 017
Date  27th October 1917
  
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Contd. Dal/CB271017

small gaps, as no other explanation could be found.

[struck through]800[/struck through] We afterwards syringed water on to the distributor several times. This checked the engine speed each time, but it immediately afetrwards picked up again. But no effect was produced by syringing water on the coil.

Finally the engine was stopped by water entering the holes where the H.T. wires enter the distributors and wetting the distributor gear.

Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
  
  


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