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).
Quarterly report detailing vehicle faults related to ride control, electric horns, and petrol gauges.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\2\ scan0301 | |
| Date | 13th July 1937 guessed | |
| ( I2 ) 31. RIDE CONTROL INEFFICIENT OR INSUFFICIENT PRESSURE IN PIPE LINES. 3.1/2 Litre 4.1/4 Litre Total. June quarter C.C. 3 3 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. I I C.P. Six Months 4 4 B-97-HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} 2.046 Km. Insufficient oil in system B-10-GA. 25.555 Km. Oil leakage. Fitted a new FB.II62 Flexible pipe to Ride control. B-28-JD.{J. Draper - Frames} Cleaned out governor unit 32. LUCAS ELECTRIC HORNS VIBRATE OR DEFECTIVE. June quarter C.C. 5 5 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. C.P. Six Months 5 5 B-26-JD.{J. Draper - Frames} 2.913 Km. Defective? Fitted a new piston to N.S. Horn. B-26-JD.{J. Draper - Frames} 3.354 Km. N.C. Fitted 2 new horns sent original to be repaired B-79-HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} 6.959 Km. Defective. Fitted a new piston to N.S. Horn. B-97-HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} 6.503 Km. O.S.Horn not working, sent to repairers. Diaphragm and winding defective. B-165-HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} 7.614 Km. Both horns defective. Examined the contacts and fitted a new piston. 33. PETROL GAUGE FAULTY. June quarter C.C. 2 2 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 4 4 C.P. Six Months 6 6 B-169-GP. 3.965 Miles. Faulty petrol tank unit B-57-JY. 1.667 Km. Reset float support and made pinion free in action | ||