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).
Report from France on worn connecting rod bearings causing a rattle, ignition trouble, and plans to investigate the damper flywheel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\4\ scan0225 | |
| Date | 1st September 1935 | |
| X300a HOTEL DE FRANCE. CHATEAUROUX. Indre. France. GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/2/JAB. 1st September 1935. To. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} From. G.W.H. We have returned to Châteauroux. The Bearings of the connecting rods are worn, causing a bad rattle between 30 & 50 MPH. above this speed the Car runs very quiet. We have had a lot of trouble with the Ignition, full details of which I will report upon. We are going to dismantle the front to investigate the Damper flywheel. ----------------- G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} W. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} G.W.Hancock | ||