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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).
Inspection report detailing wear, damage, and condition of various vehicle components.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 72\4\  scan0215
Date  25th September 1924 guessed
  
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Wheelcase.
Fan pulley had been rubbing drive possibly due to slipper being loose.

Carburetter.
Screw missing from float chamber.
Piston rather easy fitting in cylinder and a poor bedding surface, easy in guide on piston stem.

[Diagram with annotations]
UNEVEN WEAR
ACTUAL MAX SIZE
2.248
ORG SIZE
2.2495-¼
UNEVEN WEAR
MAX .001

Magneto.
Appears to be dry and squeaks.
Brake drum badly scored due to some foreign matter in brake shoes.

Timing Gears.
Bedding of gears very poor, being uneven and bad cross bedding, all housings etc, O.K.

Engine Guards.
Front - badly broken.
Side - damaged.

Radiator.
Tested and found O.K. general condition good.

Torque Reaction Dampers.
Ferodo disc's crumple near centre of bore the collection of which may in time fill up the 1.000 hole in damper arm and prevent it becoming operative, otherwise condition good.
  
  


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