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).
Summary report on vehicle issues including steering, pinking, and oil consumption.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\1\ scan0403 | |
| Date | 8th October 1935 guessed | |
| - 10 - TOTAL. REMARKS. STEERING UNSTABLE OR WOBBLES. March Quarter. C.C. 57) C.P. -) 57 Usually due to low tyre pressure or road wheels out of balance. Previous Quarter. C.C. 38) C.P. -) 38 Six Months. 95 STEERING STIFF. March Quarter. C.C. 6) C.P. -) 6 See Depot Sheet No. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} 283. Previous Quarter. C.C. 2) C.P. -) 2 Six Months. 8 PINKING. March Quarter. C.C. 47) C.P. -) 47 Depot Sheet No. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} 294 deals with complaints of pinking. Previous Quarter. C.C. 44) C.P. 1) 45 Six Months. 92 EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND OVER-OILING. March Quarter. C.C. 48) C.P. -) 48 In certain cases may be due to rocker shaft incorrectly fitted; in others we have had to fit new cylinders and pistons. This requires investigation to improve consumption. Previous Quarter. C.C. 34) C.P. -) 34 Six Months. 82 | ||