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).
Piston knock issues in car 49-GB, discussing fitting new pistons and the risk of seizing.
| Identifier | Morton\M3.7\ img018 | |
| Date | 20th April 1928 | |
| H.R. S22A(T002) (D.2) 20P.04.28 (T1-4-28).mB Contd. -3- of piston knocks; we do not hold out any hopes whatever of curing them. We shall be sending to you in about a weeks time 49-GB. On this car we will fit pistons which will be, what we consider, within the limits to suit the Sales Dept: If the Sales:Dept: force us to the limit with piston knocks, then we shall have aluminium pistons seizing. | ||