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).
Periodic summary of vehicle faults, including valve clatter, oil leaks, petrol starvation, and bonnet rattles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\1\ scan0371 | |
| Date | 31th March 1936 guessed | |
| II. 40 Valve mechanism clatter. March quarter C.C. C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 2 2 4 4 C.P. ------------------------------------ { Reduced end play of camshaft. Six months 2 2 4 4 ==================================== 31 Oil leak past cover of water pump drive. March quarter C.C. ----- C.P. Previous quarter C.C. C.P. I I I ------------------------------------ Six months I I I ==================================== 42 Petrol starvation. March quarter C.C. I I I C.P. Previous quarter C.C. C.P. 2 2 2 ------------------------------------ GSF.52 (21.947 kms) fitted a filter to the carburettor as per D.S. N°. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}287. standard modification job. Please refer to remarks of last quarter. Six months I 2 3 3 ==================================== 43 Bonnet rattles. March quarter C.C. I I I C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 3 3 6 6 C.P. ------------------------------------ 187.TA (5.600 kms) re-adjusted the off-side rear bonnet fastener. Six months 3 4 7 7 ==================================== | ||