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Pre-ignition trouble with K.L.G. (Type K1) sparking plugs on 40/50 HP chassis and Coshawk engines.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 58\3\  Scan049
Date  19th August 1922
  
EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
HM. {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}

X1918 l.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 2/LG19.8.22.

K.L.G. SPARKING PLUGS - (Type K1) X.1918.

With reference to the above plugs which are being tried on 40/50 HP. chassis. You should make a special point of noticing whether there is any trouble from pre-ignition.
Although these plugs have been run successfully on all the Coshawk(Aero Engine) engines, on a recent test with the 40/50 on Brooklands, we had trouble with these plugs pre-igniting both on the 40/50 HP. and the Coshawk(Aero Engine).

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ,
  
  
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).


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