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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).
Instruction sheet detailing wear and corrosion on a distributor head, spring, and rubbing block.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\J\February1923\  Scan47
Date  30th October 1922
  
RR 238 (300 Bks.) (SF 152. 6-11-18.) MP 197880

ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED.
INSTRUCTIONS.

To E.F.C.
Oct 30th 1922

Order No P.B. 63.
3.
Customer's No. X 3485.

the distributor head also appear to be slightly corroded.
It will be noticed that the spring has weakened, also that in wearing, the shape of the contact surface of the rubbing block has so altered, in relation to the cam, that the maximum gap for a .5 make ratio is only .009".

Signed C.A.R.
This Sheet must be filed on completion of the work.
  
  


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