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).
Broken exhaust valve and an oil pressure drop due to a crankshaft issue on a S. I. Spectre engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\4\ scan0217 | |
| Date | 22th August 1935 | |
| HOTEL DE FRANCE. CHATEAUROUX. Indre. France. GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/5/JAB 22nd August 1935. To. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} From. G.W.H. 3. S. I. SPECTRECodename for Phantom III. We have forwarded on to you to-day, the broken Exhaust Valve, taken out of N° 5 Cylinder of A Block. Upon examining the remaining valves, we con-cluded that all are drilled, apparently a mistake was made as they were supposed to be solid. We found upon oil testing the Crankshaft, that N° 2 jurnal was pouring oil out. We dismantled the bottom cap and found the white metal was all broken up. This is the chief cause of the drop in oil pressure we have been experiencing. ---------- G.W.H.ancock G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} W. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} | ||