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).
Quarterly report summarizing vehicle faults, categorized by engine size, with details of corrective actions taken.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\2\ scan0291 | |
| Date | 13th July 1937 guessed | |
| ( 2 ) 4. FAILURE OF PETROL SUPPLY AT HIGH SPEED. 3.1/2 Litre 4.1/4 Litre Total June Quarter C.C. 2 2 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 1 1 C.P. Six Months 3 3 B-130-EF. 37.006 Km. Fitted an FB.737 Petrol pipe B-130-EF. 37.855 Km. R.C. Fitted an FB.726 Petrol pipe Failure of petrol pipe was cause of trouble. 5. WATER PUMP LEAKS OR NOISY. June Quarter C.C. C.P. 1 1 Previous quarter C.C. 3 3 C.P. Six Months 4 4 B-260-GA. 16.750 Km. Noisy. Fitted new centre bush, thrust plug and packings. 6. ENGINE GEARS RATTLE DUE TO POUNDAGE OF SLIPPER FLYWHEEL BEING TOO HIGH OR ENGINE ROUGH. June Quarter C.C. 1 1 2 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. C.P. 1 1 Six Months 1 2 3 B-85-EJ. 32.779 Km. During an R.20, we took out end play in camshaft (reduced to .004") & modified housing of cam balancing device so as to introduce more oil on to tappets. B-74-GA. 30.898 Km. Fitted a brake to dynamo drive | ||