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).
Letter to Delco-Remy & Hyatt Ltd. regarding excessive wear on a 656RB type distributor.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168\3\ img104 | |
| Date | 7th March 1939 | |
| 6119. EXPERIMENTAL DEPARTMENT. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs}4/JH. 7th. March, 1939. Messrs. Delco-Remy & Hyatt Ltd., 111, Grosvenor Road, LONDON. C.W.1. For the attention of Mr. C.H.Blazey. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 2nd. March. ref. CHB/RC{R. Childs}/2.3.39. concerning the excessive wear experienced on the 656RB{R. Bowen} type distributor. We appreciate your point regarding the probable cause of the wear and will investigate. Unfortunately the cars concerned are already back in the customers hands, but we will examine units which are still in our hands. We would like the distributor which we sent for examination made 100% so that we may reissue to our production department. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||