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).
Continued list of engine and carburetter faults with quantities, handwritten notes, and proposed modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 107\2\ scan0202 | |
| Date | 4th March 1938 | |
| -2- Rev/G*H.3/W.4.3.38 Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} ENGINE - Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} [Handwritten:] Locknuts on valve guides March (17) Poor slow running [Handwritten:] & poor seating of valves 111 Remarks:- [Handwritten:] 19 Excessive wear of push rod cups and adjuster screws 11 Item 3. - This has been dealt with by mod. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}369 - reducing flow to rockers. Item 4. - This has been dealt with by mod. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}363 ( i.e. smaller terminals). CARBURETTER. No. (1) Dirt in float chamber, causing flooding. [Handwritten:] March 11 4. (2) Pump piston leather cup hardened. 3. (3) Level of petrol low. [Handwritten:] March 1. high. 1. (4) Sticking of choke. 3. (5) Sticking of throttle. [Handwritten:] March 3. (6) Balls sticking in drain unit, special balls fitted, 3. [Handwritten:] Z.17. 1. (7) Flexible pipe faulty. 1. (8) New idling screws fitted. 1. (9) Badly finished float needle anchorage. [Handwritten:] March 1. (10) [Handwritten:] Float chamber needle faulty, March [Handwritten:] 1 (11) [Handwritten:] Burrs on float link needle valve suspension March [Handwritten:] 1 --- 19. Remarks:- Item 5. - This has been dealt with by mod Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}373. Cont'd.... | ||