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).
Broken No. 7 valve spring in the No. 4 cylinder exhaust, its replacement, and mileage.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\4\ scan0205 | |
| Date | 4th April 1937 | |
| HIB 254 Files HOTEL DE FRANCE. CHATEAUROUX. Indre. France. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/6/JAB. 4th April 1937. To. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 6. B. IV. N° 7 valve spring (N° 4 cylinder exhaust) broke in the middle. It is painted red and green, made by The Tempered Spring Co. We have returned it for examination, and fitted a standard Bentley spring in its place. It has run 8,800 miles. ------------- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||