Rear axle oil temperatures and a noisy tappet on a Phantom III vehicle in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\3\ scan0139 | |
| Date | 26th October 1935 | |
| Typed: HOTEL DE FRANCE, CHATEAUROUX(French test region), Indre, France. GWH {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} /9/JAB. 26th October 1935. To. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} From. G.W.H. 31. EX. - PHANTOM III. We have taken the temperatures of the Oil in the Rear Axle. With two pints of oil, the maximum temper-ature reached, was 109°c with an Air temperature of 3°c. With four pints of oil, a maximum temperature of 114°c with an Air temperature of 11°c. The Car came in at noon with No 6 A side excentric sleeve minus the lug. This tappet had been noisy during the morning's run and alternatively quiet. It finally became very noisy with the above result. G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} W. H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Handwritten: +300K Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} R.H.C. // Please send spare. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} E.S. 6878/9. HNS W/C arrange Treat on default MC G.H.Hancock. | ||
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