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).
Proposal to seal carburettor jets to prevent owner tampering based on service experience.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 81\2\ scan0099 | |
| Date | 11th January 1924 | |
| OyS-E-11124 January 11, 1924. Mr. Claude Johnson, Rolls-Royce, Ltd., London, England. (Copy for attention of Mr. Royce " " " " Mr. E.Platford " " " " Mr. Hives) Dear Sir: Re: Proposal Sheet No.27 Seals on Carburetter adjustment. This is proposed as the result of Service experience which suggests most strongly that in 90% of cases of trouble the carburetter has been tampered with, even though it may have been reset to the marks before the car is brought in on Service. We know that our steering column adjustment will take care of all ordinary variations of fuel and of all variations in altitude up to 14,000 feet. There can therefore be no serious objection on the part of the owner to sealing the jets for our own protection. Oy. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Olley MO/E | ||