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 from Dennis Brothers Ltd regarding the condition of engine bearings after testing and scheduling further tests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 116\1\ scan0026 | |
| Date | 26th February 1938 | |
| ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE FIRM AND NOT INDIVIDUALS TELEGRAMS: DENNIS GUILDFORD TELEPHONE: GUILDFORD 1575 (7 LINES) OUR REF. JM{Mr Morley}/GS. YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Mths.{Reg Matthews}13/JH. BY APPOINTMENT HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS DENNIS BROS LTD COMMERCIAL VEHICLE AND FIRE ENGINE MANUFACTURERS GUILDFORD SURREY. ENGLAND A B C CODE 5TH EDITION LIEBERS 5 LETTER BENTLEYS MARCONI DENNIS ESTABLISHED 1895 26th February, 1938. Handwritten: MTNS 1020a Files Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, We beg to thank you for your letter of the 24th inst., and have pleasure in advising you that when stripped yesterday the bearings were found to be in quite good condition. We had been able to subject them to 10 hours running under full load conditions, and beyond the fact that two of the bearings had shown slight scoring due to foreign matter which had passed through from the connecting rod setscrew holes we could find nothing wrong with their condition. We are building the engine up again and hope to commence a further series of full-power tests on Monday, and in all probability the engine will be stripped after periods of 20 hour full-power running. We will advise you of any special observations which may be made dealing with the condition of the bearings, and we will later give you a few days notice so that whenever we make a full examination of the engine you may have an opportunity to examine the condition of the bearings. Yours faithfully, DENNIS BROTHERS LIMITED. [Signature] CUSTOMERS' VEHICLES DRIVEN AT OWNER'S RISK ONLY. | ||