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).
Letter from S.U. Carburetter Co. Ltd. responding to issues with two returned pumps.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149\6\ scan0038 | |
| Date | 21th September 1937 | |
| TELEPHONE: BIRMINGHAM EAST 1171. TELEGRAMS: FLEXCARBUR, BIRMINGHAM. THE S.U. CARBURETTER CO. LTD. PROPRIETORS:- MORRIS MOTORS LTD. LORD NUFFIELD, O.B.E. CHAIRMAN OLIVER BODEN, O.B.E. VICE CHAIRMAN BORDESLEY GREEN ROAD, ADDERLEY PARK, BIRMINGHAM, 8. T.C. SKINNER, M.I.A.E. MANAGING DIRECTOR [Handwritten Note]: J.B. Dixon What pumps were these? Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} YOUR REF: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems} 6/JH. OUR REF: RLK/NK. [Stamped Number]: 1263 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited. D E R B Y. 21st September 1937. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. J.B. Dixon. We have now examined the two pumps returned and which you refer to in your letter of the 14th. We will go through the items you mention - (1) The question of wood shavings we have discussed with you before. We do not pack any of your pumps in wood shavings, they are all put in greaseproof paper and then put in trays and we cannot see how these can get in unless the pumps are afterwards packed by you in wood shavings in order to send them elsewhere. (2) The stroke on the off side unit is certainly shorter than the other. Both sides however, give the same output when tested independently. We sometimes have to modify the stroke slightly in order to get the pump working with the two sides out of step. (3) The armature is approximately .005" out of truth. We should like to know what limit on this you would suggest. (4) We cannot find any trace of the fibre washer fouling the armature. Possibly this was cleared by you before returning the pump to us. (5) The rollers attached to the pump have been checked up with our plate gauge, which is of P.V.E. manufacture, and they will not pass through the "no go" which is .429". We have tried -1- | ||