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).
List of faults reported by Mr. Richard Summers for chassis B-169-CW.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\1\ scan0147 | |
| Date | 26th February 1935 | |
| +796la{L. A. Archer} To Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}3/KW.26.2.35. Chassis No. B-169-CW. Mr. Richard Summers left his car here last night for the following points to be attended to :- (1) Rear axle noise, presumably due to failure of the Dural cage. (2) The horns make a most unsatisfactory noise. (3) The rev. counter cable thrashes between 2000 and 3000 r.p.m. (4) Smell from Voltage Regulator. (5) Noisy petrol pumps, possibly due to - (6) Rear carburetter float needle sticking. (7) Heavy steering at low speeds. (8) Petrol consumption of only 15 m.p.g. (9) Mr. Summers complains that even at high speeds with the damper control in the minimum position, the ride is too hard. Can you therefore check whether the governor range is correct, or the initial loading is too high. (10) Speedometer requires straightening. (11) Windscreen wiper will only wipe in one direction, and smears the windscreen in the other. Mr. Summers would like his car returned to him at Shotton on Thursday night. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||