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).
Vehicle's mileage, an inquiry about its future use, and recent mechanical faults.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 180\M2\M2.1\ img024 | |
| Date | 18th May 1922 | |
| ORIGINAL 6 Hotel de l'Ours Laval May 18th 1922 X4086 X4237 As from Mr. 69H Miles run May 16th = 352 " " " 17th = 382 Previous mileage since Derby 7021 Total mileage to May 17th = 7755 By May 25th the car should have completed 10000 miles and I should like to know by return what it is intended to do with it. Shall we continue to run it or shall I send it back to works? The chassis was oiled & greased right on the 16th and on the same day No1 cylinder missed fire at low speed this was found to be due to the exhaust valve not closing due to the clearance having been absorbed. We can only suppose that the valve has stretched. We've adjusted the tappet clearance and are running on to see if the trouble recurs. The spring clips on the near side front spring was also found to be loose and was tightened up. | ||