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 of vehicle faults and complaints including steering, pinking, and oil consumption over a six-month period.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\4\ scan0069 | |
| Date | 30th June 1936 guessed | |
| - 10 - STEERING UNSTABLE OR WOBBLE TOTAL. REMARKS. June Quarter. C.C. 37) C.P. -) 37 Usually due to low tyre pressure or road wheels out of balance. Previous Quarter. C.C. 57) C.P. -) 57 Six Months. 94 STEERING STIFF. June Quarter. C.C. 9) C.P. -) 9 See Depot sheet No. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}283. Previous Quarter. C.C. 6) C.P. -) 6 Six Months. 15 PINKING. June Quarter. C.C. 50) C.P. -) 50 Depot Sheet No. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}294 deals with complaints of pinking. We are recommending Ethyl petrol for these complaints. Previous Quarter. C.C. 47) C.P. -) 47 Six Months. 97 EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND OVER-OILING. June Quarter. C.C. 28) C.P. -) 28 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. 48) C.P. -) 48 Six Months. 76 | ||