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).
Telegrams about an accident, ignition plug wear, and hydraulic damper performance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5a\3\ 03-page245 | |
| Date | 27th May 1933 | |
| X8840 Hotel de France. Chateauroux. Indre. To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} From G.W.H. 27.5.33 18. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} IV. We sent you the following telegram: CLARK HAD ACCIDENT WITH CAR REQUIRE FRONT AXLE AND FRONT ROAD SPRING; REPORT SENT BY AIR MAIL.-HANCOCK We sent you the following/telegram after being in conversation with Paris: GETTING AXLE STRAIGHTENED AT PARIS ALSO OBTAINING ROAD SPRINGS TEMPORARY - HANCOCK We have received two telegrams: BELL ARRIVES PARIS MONDAY MORNING WITH PARTS HAVE WIRED HALLAE TO ARRANGE CUSTOMS - ROBOTHAM and PARTS DELAYED ARRIVE TUESDAY MORNING INSTEAD OF MONDAY - ROBOTHAM. We take it the parts mean the axle and road spring having had no previous memo's for any big parts coming over. IGNITION PLUGS. We have now run 6744 miles with the plugs sent out. The HD{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}3 with the thick electrodes have burnt the least. One plug shows no burning of the electrode. The HC3 with thin electrodes all show burning and approx 30% worse. The gaps were set at .020 The following are the gaps after the mileage of 6744 HD{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}3 1. .022 & .025 2. .020 3. .025 HC3 4. .028 & .030 5. .028 6. .030 HYDRAULIC DAMPERS The second scheme of gland packing has solved the trouble. There was no sign of oil leak after 250 miles. This is fitted with the 25 lb spring, but we made it almost choc-a-bloc. We will obtain the poundage at this compression and let you have it. G.W.H. | ||