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).
Letter to Zenith Carburettor Co. Ltd. detailing two complaints about carburettors on a Phantom III vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 122\2\ scan0356 | |
| Date | 27th April 1938 | |
| 1033 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GR.{George Ratcliffe}12/JH. 27th April, 1938. The Zenith Carburettor Co.Ltd., Honeypot Lane, Stanmore, MIDDLESEX. For the attention of Mr. A.E. Palmer. Phantom III P.S.C.42. Dear Sirs, We beg to report the following complaints from our sevice depot at Cricklewood, London, on two of the above carburettors. (1) Please find enclosed a collection of brass turnings that were removed from underneath the spring of the accelerator pump leather spring. The presence of these made the leather plunger too tight in the pump cylinder and caused a flat spot on acceleration. (2) Last week a carburettor was found to have no holes drilled at the base of the pump, which obviously did not fuction at all. Will you kindly take this matter in hand so that we do not get a repitition. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||