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).
Vehicle failures including connecting rods, oil pressure, and water leaks from engines, with statistics and specific case details.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\2\ scan0267 | |
| Date | 30th June 1937 guessed | |
| ( 8 ) 3.1/2 Litre 4.1/4 Litre Total. 15. FAILURE OF CONNECTING ROD. FAILURE OF CONNECTING ROD BEARING N° 5. (White Metal) June Quarter C.C. 2 I 3 O.P. Previous Quarter C.C. O.P. Six Months 2 I 3 B-100-HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales} 8.723 Kms. N° 4 big-end bearing failure. B-73-BJ. 38.588 Kms. Failure of N° 5 big-end bearing (white metal) Sent mechanic to bring car to Paris. Fitted 6 new con-rods with Hall's metal bearings. We had to send a mechanic to Le Mans to attend to Mr.Healy's 3.1/2 Litre Bentley car on which a big-end had run Mr. Healy is a racing organiser. for Messers Lucas. 16. OIL PRESSURE ON LOW SIDE. June Quarter C.C. O.P. Previous Quarter C.C. 5 5 O.P. Six Months 5 5 17. WATER LEAKS FROM ENGINE. June Quarter C.C. I 4 5 O.P. Previous Quarter C.C. 2 I 3 O.P. Six Months 3 5 8 B-26-JD.{J. Draper - Frames} 3.354 Kms. Fitted new joint to N° I water jacket cover. B-97-HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} 6.503 Kms. Leak past one of the studs of the exhaust manifold. Fitted an O.S. stud to cylinder. B-53-GP. 14.775 Kms. Removed studs of exhaust manifold and put Heldite and hemp on threads to cure water leak. B-154-GA. 12.903 Kms. as above B-73-BL. 36.572 Kms. as above | ||