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).
The dispatch of engine parts by Air Mail, with requests for inspection and return of failed components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\5\ scan0138 | |
| Date | 21th March 1939 | |
| 400b. To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl{Len H. Swindell} 6/ER 21.3.39. 8 B.V. We are sending by Air Mail the following parts. (1) New set of exhaust valves EW 1853 (KE 963) (2) New Klingerit gaskets EW 1933 (3) 2 New Aerolite pistons (raised crown) P 451. Will you please return the failed valve, also the remaining exhaust valve and fit the new set. We would like to know in what condition the Klingerit cylinder head gasket was in when the head was removed, also, whether there was any sticking or difficulty in removing the head. A careful inspection should be made of the inlet valves which were products of Motor Components Ltd., When the new gasket is fitted both sides should be smeared with clean engine oil which is a preventative against sticking. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} | ||