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).
Instructions for the removal and examination of the engine from Bentley 1.B.50 to find the cause of a rattle.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\2\ scan0407 | |
Date | 4th January 1939 | |
800 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RB.{R. Bowen}5/JH.4.1.39. Bentley 1.B.50. We are sending 1.B.50 car into the fitting shop for the removal of the engine. This should be sent to HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/F.{Mr Friese} Normal for examination of flexible flywheel, crankshaft etc. to find cause of bad rattle in engine. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/R.Bowen. | ||