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).
Summary report on engine faults, their frequency, and remarks on their causes or solutions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\1\ scan0147 | |
| Date | 27th July 1934 guessed | |
| - 2 - PISTONS SCORED. June Quarter. C.C. 1 W.P. Three Months. 1 REMARKS. Seizure apparently due to distortion of piston, but actual cause not certain. IRREGULAR FIRING. June Quarter. C.C. 11 W.P. Three Months. 11 Chiefly irregular slow running and overcome by tuning up engine. S.U. PUMPS FAULTY. June Quarter. C.C. 4 W.P. Three Months. 4 These have been returned to makers for examination. CARBURETTER FLOODING - DAMAGE BY FIRE. June Quarter. C.C. 3 W.P. Three Months. 3 This is now overcome by modifications to float chamber covers and addition of drain pipes. CENTRE STUD PULLED OUT OF FLOAT CHAMBER. June Quarter. C.C. 1 W.P. Three Months. 1 | ||