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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 report on vehicle mileage, petrol consumption, and a piston knock issue.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 77\3\  scan0131
Date  4th March 1920 guessed
  
Contd. -3-

at Marseilles on Sunday March 14th.

X.3056
Mileage for the eight days 1348 making total 6578 miles.
Petrol consumption for eight days - 475 litres.

Petrol consumption has considerably improved since the Goodyear tyres were taken off.

X.343Y
Piston knock when starting up cold is only just noticeable at times since fixing extra oil valve open.

T.H. Maddocks.
  
  


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