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).
Summary report on vehicle faults and their remedies over a six-month period, categorised by issue.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\1\ scan0265 | |
Date | 1st June 1935 guessed | |
- 11 - TOTAL. REMARKS. DIFFICULT STARTING COLD APART FROM BATTERY RUN DOWN. June Quarter. C.C. 10) C.P. -) 10. Geared Starter motor cures this trouble. Previous Quarter. C.C. 1) C.P. -) 1 Six Months. 11 FRACTURED PETROL PIPES OR FAULTY CONNECTIONS. June Quarter. C.C. 3) C.P. 11) 14. Union nuts are now being made in nickel steel instead of silver bronze. Previous Quarter. C.C. 1) C.P. 15) 16 Six Months. 30 NOISY REAR AXLE GEARS. June Quarter. C.C. 25) C.P. 4) 29. Mostly pinion teeth "picking up" or faulty thrust bearing. Previous Quarter. C.C. 14) C.P. -) 14 Six Months. 43 STICKING THROTTLE. June Quarter. C.C. -) C.P. -) -. Tight bearings in carburetter body. Previous Quarter. C.E. 8) C.P. 4) 12 Six Months. 12 | ||