Modifications to New Phantom connecting rods and a camshaft bearing oil leak.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\N\2July1925-September1925\ Scan54 | |
| Date | 25th August 1925 | |
| R.R. 235A (100 T) (S.H. 159. 11-8-20) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2800 TO HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM R. {Sir Henry Royce} ORIGINAL Copy to GJ. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} NEW PHANTOM(Codename for PHANTOM I) CON. RODS. X8030 We are hoping and expecting to have news on the various modifications to the con. rods with - (1) longitudinal serrations, (2) whitemetal lined mild steel bushes etc. We have also to add to this engine a slight modification to prevent oil leaks from the camshaft bearing. (See drawing to be sent tomorrow.) R. {Sir Henry Royce} (STAMP: RECEIVED 26 AUG 1925) | ||
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).