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).
Exhaust manifold flange failure and the plan to complete a 7500-mile endurance test.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 11\2\ 02-page053 | |
Date | 5th January 1929 guessed | |
-26- 53 The exhaust manifold bottom flange has given way. We have had to have this rebrazed. There is also a crack appearing on the top inside portion of the front pipe of the exhaust manifold. This is where it is brazed into the flange. We hope to get these jobs completed to-day and continue our running this evening. We propose running 750 miles per day to bring our mileage up to 7500 by the 9th. January, otherwise we cannot do it. This will entail keeping 4 sets of drivers and running 4 shifts. G.W.H. | ||