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).
Letter discussing foreign matter in a petrol filter, leakage on shock absorbers, and testing of leather packings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\1\ Scan140 | |
| Date | 28th April 1927 | |
| X3700 Expl: Dept: Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. England. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/LG28.4.27. +5840L Hotel de France, Chateauroux, Indre, France. Mr. Hancock from HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} We thank you for your note of the 26th. We were very interested to see the foreign matter which was collected from the Zenith petrol filter. With reference to the leakage on the shock absorbers. We are relieved to hear that these were filled too full. We shall be interested to know whether the stronger gland spring affects a complete cure for leakage. We have tried out the leather packings here and find that they leak so we are not sending any out to you. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||