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).
Potential fire risk from a float chamber cover unscrewing on car ex-51-LC.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\3\ scan0328 | |
| Date | 13th February 1926 | |
| S/W. HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from CWB. X8950 CWB4/EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}/13.2.26. The following is an extract from a report by Mr.Lappin after a journey in one of our cars, ex-51-LC. "On the road to Martlesham the float chamber cover unscrewed and stopped the engine. It may be considered desirable to fit a locking device to obviate such an occurrence, as if the over-flow pipe happened to be pointing towards that portion of the exhaust pipe which is not asbestos, the risk of fire is not improbable". I have not heard of any [other - handwritten] occurrence of this nature, but perhaps you may have experienced this also. From your experience do you consider any action is necessary to provide some locking device on this cover? CWB. [CWB - signed] | ||