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).
Noisy tappet caused by a sticking valve and loose bronze valve seat inserts.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 107\1\ scan0208 | |
Date | 12th February 1934 | |
S/W. To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Lp.{Mr Lappin} Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Re: GLN-60. A very noisey No.7. tappet revealed a sticking valve and the removal of the head showed that the bronze valve seat insert had unscrewed to almost the last thread. The other remaining bronze seat in No.3. cylinder was also found to be a little loose. Both these have been refitted by N. and the head peaned over. The unit has done 4300 miles. Lp.{Mr Lappin} [Handwritten annotations] GRY{Shadwell Grylls} x7960 See me HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [Typed reference and date] Lp.{Mr Lappin}1/LAM.12.2.34. | ||