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 | ||