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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).
Continued list of component failures and their tallied numbers.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 131\2\  scan0129
Date  8th April 1938
  
-5- Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}1/N.8.4.38 Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary}

No.
Mellotone Horns.
(1) Failure of Horns. 3.
(2) Rattle from horn button. 1.
Total 4.

Intermittent failure of headlamp dipper.
(1) Defective foot switch. 1.

Clocks.
(1) Faulty-returned to makers. 2.
(2) Fuse blown. 1.
Total 3.

Speedometers.
(1) Trip faulty. 5.
(2) Instrument noisy. 3.
(3) Noisy drive. 2.
Total 10.

Radiator.
(1) Water leak from seam to top tank. 1.
(2) Sticking of shutters, thermostat
faulty. 2.
Total 3.

Petrol Pumps.
(1) Failure of old type G.S. leaks from
diaphragm. 12.
(2) Failure of GSSC, latest type. 2.
Total 14.

Cont'd...
  
  


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