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).
Petrol system trouble on chassis GRK.43, potentially caused by an air lock.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 47\5\ Scan024 | |
| Date | 4th December 1925 | |
| To BV. from Hm. {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} (BV is crossed out) To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} To EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} (EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} is crossed out) To Mx. {John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} C. to Mr. Shaw. C. to Mr. Trayner. Handwritten: 4185 Hm {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} /WW3/W4.12.25. Re Chassis No. GRK.43 - Major H.H. Beever. BJ. has written to inform us that the above owner is having considerable trouble with the petrol system on his chassis, and that if found to be necessary we are to fit a new Autovac and Carburetter. In connection with this matter, and for your information we have extracted the following paragraph from BJ's memo :- "Incidentally in this connection BJ. states that when he was in Napiers, considerable trouble was experienced on certain cars due to petrol stoppage over a period of 6 months. This was eventually found to be due to a petrol pipe passing near to an exhaust pipe, which, when it was at a certain heat set up an air lock in the petrol pipe. " Hm {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} /WW. | ||