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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).
Oil leaks from the F.2.B. Chassis rocker shaft cover caused by movement during testing.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 13\2\  02-page007
Date  28th June 1928
  
X.7090
Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}/MdW4/T28.6.28.
F.2.B. Chassis
We find that during test there is a considerable movement of the rocker shaft cover relative to the cylinder head. This produces oil leaks resulting in grey oily matter running down the cylinder head.
RECEIVED 29 JUN 1928
  
  


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