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 failure of B.60 No.1 Unit on the test bed and instructions for repair.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 124\2\ scan0174 | |
| Date | 18th May 1940 | |
| f.{Mr Friese} 102LL To HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/RH.{R. Hollingworth} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}2/JMc.18.5.40. B.60 No.1 Unit. The above unit has been returned to you after failure on the test bed. Will you please dismantle and examine same. No.4 cylinder is faulty, this having no compression and excessive blow-by.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} No.4 inlet valve shows signs of pocketing or stretch, tappet clearance having been taken up during running. Also, whilst the unit is in the fitting section, please fit E.B.4482 camshaft, check and record backlash in camwheel, check crankshaft damper loading. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} | ||