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 defects for Stromberg carburettors, regulators, tappets, and plugs across different engine models.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\4\ scan0107 | |
Date | 11th February 1937 guessed | |
- 12 - 25 HP. 30 HP. PH.II. PH.III. TOTAL. GRAND TOTAL. REMARKS. STROMBERG CARBURRETTER DEFECTS. December Quarter. C.C. - 9 - - 9) 9 2 - Flooding. C.P. - - - - -) 8 - Spitting back. Previous Quarter. C.C. - 5 - - 5) 6 C.P. - 1 - - 1) Six Months. - 15 - - 15 15 [Handwritten]: Radclyffe When can we try modified float Chamber leverage. FAULTY REGULATOR. December Quarter. C.C. 9 - 3 2 14) 17 C.P. 3 - - - 3) Three Months. 12 - 3 2 17 17 NOISY TAPPETS. December Quarter. C.C. 21 3 13 2 39) 46 20/25 HP. Chiefly tappet rollers and pins. C.P. 2 - 5 - 7) PH.II. Common complaint with heavy exhaust valves. Three Months. 23 3 18 2 46 46 PH.III. Failure of automatic adjustment. [Handwritten]: Swell. Are the Pin complaints due to choked filters Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} MISFIRES. (DEFECTIVE PLUGS). December Quarter. C.C. 1 4 - 11 16) 16 C.P. - - - - -) Three Months. 1 4 - 11 16 16 | ||