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).
Investigation into engine noise due to excessive clearance in cylinder No. 2.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\4\ scan0075 | |
| Date | 8th January 1935 | |
| x4553 To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/KW. 8.1.35. 3-B-IV. We have been carrying out some investigations on this car to find out whether the noise in the engine was due to too much clearance in the big end or not. We have tied this down to No. 2 cylinder, and shall be glad if you could measure up the pins and big end to see whether it has more clearance than the others. This is useful information with a view to the experiments on lead bronze. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||