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).
Bar chart of complaints for the Bentley 4¼ Litre engine, covering various issues from July to December 1938.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 131\3\ scan0002 | |
| Date | 27th October 1938 guessed | |
| CHART OF COMPLAINTS 4¼ BENTLEY 11B 1938 JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC SG{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} C. BY RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} MX{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} H HD{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} SR LA{L. A. Archer} K/KC GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/K ENGINE BEARING MOD B TAKING SLACK OUT OF BEARINGS ONLY DATA: JULY: 10, AUG: 8, SEPT: 4, OCT: 2, NOV: Rpt DW 252 K COMPLAINT OF THUMP BY TESTERS AND OWNERS MOD C DRILLING OF CRANKSHAFT DATA: JULY: NIL REPORT P109, SEPT: 10, OCT: DW 253 K COMPLAINT OF THUMP BY TESTERS AND OWNERS ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND TIMING GEAR RATTLE 1750 - 3000 R.P.M. DATA: JULY: TIMING GEARS 2, ROUGH 2, AUG: E.R. 6 T.G. 2, SEPT: E.R. 5 T.G. 5, OCT: T.G. 3 E.R. 7, NOV: 10 DEALT WITH BY ATTENTION TO CRANKSHAFT DAMPER DETONATIONS DATA: AUG: 5, SEPT: 5, OCT: 2 G.W.H. 1 (SHEET 2) | ||