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).
Bar chart tracking complaints and modifications for the Bentley 4¼ Litre engine from July to December 1938.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 107\2\ scan0081 | |
| Date | 1st December 1938 | |
| CHART OF COMPLAINTS 4¼ BENTLEY TIMELINE: 1938, JULY, AUG, SEPT, OCT, NOV, DEC LEFT COLUMN INITIALS: SG{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}, HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}, C, BY, RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}, MX{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}, R.H.C, H, HD{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}, SR, L.A., K/KC., GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/K ROW 1: CATEGORY: ENGINE BEARING SECTION: MOD B, TAKING SLACK OUT OF BEARINGS ONLY COMPLAINT: COMPLAINT OF THUMP BY TESTERS AND OWNERS DATA: JULY (10), AUG (8), SEPT (4), OCT (2) REFERENCES: RPT DW. 252, REPORTS, P.133, P.132, P.131, P.128, W.264, W.263, W.260, W.253, W.279 ROW 2: SECTION: MOD C, DRILLING OF CRANKSHAFT COMPLAINT: COMPLAINT OF THUMP BY TESTERS AND OWNERS DATA: JULY (NIL), AUG (REPORT P.109), SEPT (10), OCT (K), NOV (K), DEC (4) NOTES/REFERENCES: A.C.P. FAILURE, DW.253, A.C.P. BEARINGS CHANGED NOT INCLUDED, P.135, W.277, W.278, W.275 ROW 3: SECTION: ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND TIMING GEAR RATTLE, 1750 - 3000 R.P.M. SUMMARY: DEALT WITH BY ATTENTION TO CRANKSHAFT DAMPER. DATA: JULY (TIMING GEARS ROUGH 2, 2), AUG (T.G, E.R. 6, 2), SEPT (E.R., T.G 5, 5), OCT (T.G, ER 10, 3), NOV (T.G, R 10, 7), DEC (T.G, R 9, 6) REFERENCES: W.277, W.281 ROW 4: SECTION: DETONATIONS DATA: AUG (5), SEPT (5), NOV (2), DEC (2) REFERENCE: W.282 | ||