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).
List of S.U. petro-pumps removed from Bentley chassis during October 1938, detailing reasons for rejection.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\1\ img034 | |
| Date | 2nd November 1938 | |
| To Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} from PK/KC.PHD c. to Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}, Mr/J.B.D. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GH. file M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Kingsbury. 2nd: November 1938. We give below a complete list of S.U. petro-pumps removed from Bentley chassis during the month of October, 1938. and where possible the owner's complaint and the pump's mileage. Date | Chassis | Mlg. | Type | Reason rejects. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5:10:38 | B.112 F.B. | 29097 | D.B. 447 | Leaking nearside vent. 6:10:38 | B.117 J.G. | 19579 | D.B. 447 | Leaking and noisy. 6:10:38 | B.141 F.C. | 19137 | C.b. | Leaking both vents. 7:10:38 | B.114 F.B. | 721 | C.S.S.C. | No:2418 Noisy. 8:10:38 | B. 97 B.L. | 16138 | C.b. | Leaking both vents. 10:10:38 | B.141 D.K. | 10454 | C.b. | Leaking both vents. 10:10:38 | B.130 C.R. | 22023 | C.C. | Leaking nearside vent. 11:10:38 | B. 29 D.K. | 22252 | D.B. 447 | Leaking offside flange. 11:10:38 | B. 4 G.A. | 21007 | C.b. | Leaking nearside vent. 12:10:38 | Ex stock | Nil | C.S.S.C. | No:2407 Excessive noise. 12:10:38 | B. 28 C.F. | 6413 | C.S.S.C. | No:RB.{R. Bowen}2018 Fails occasionally. 12:10:38 | B. 3 B.H. | 8415 | C.b. | Offside unit dries up. 13:10:38 | B.102 G.M. | --- | C.S.S.C. | No:RB.{R. Bowen}1795 Leaking offside vent. 13:10:38 | B. 44 K.T. | 19383 | C.b. | Leaking both vents. 14:10:38 | B.163 D.K. | --- | C.S.S.C. | No:RB.{R. Bowen}493 Excessive noise. 14:10:38 | B.108 F.H. | 87336 | D.B. 447 | N/side unit not working. 17:10:38 | B. 11 M.B. | 19285 | C.c. | Leaking nearside vent. 17:10:38 | B. 38 G.M. | 2468 | C.S.S.C. | No:RB.{R. Bowen}134 N/side unit dries up. 19:10:38 | B.119 F.M. | 9075 | C.S.S.C. | No:RB.{R. Bowen}2000 Leaking o/side vent. 20:10:38 | B. 62 Y.K. | 21841 | C.b. | Leaking both vents. 20:10:38 | B.198 M.R. | 21741 | D.B. 447 | One side not working. 21:10:38 | B. 94 K.T. | 1836 | C.b. | Leaking both vents. 21:10:38 | B.131 F.G. | --- | C.S.S.C. | No:RB.{R. Bowen}2107 Erratic functioning. 24:10:38 | B. 81 G.F. | 24767 | C.b. | Failed on road. 27:10:38 | B. 34 G.M. | 8338 | C.S.S.C. | No:RB{R. Bowen}537 Leaking nearside vent. 27:10:38 | B. 12 G.A. | 6681 | C.S.S.C. | No:Rb{R. Bowen} 2038 Leaking nearside vent. 27:10:38 | B. 68 J.D. | 17945 | C.S.S.C. | No: B 1768 Leaking both vents. 28:10:38 | B.174 F.B. | 26845 | D.B. 447 | Noisy, N/s not working. 28:10:38 | B. 50 K.T. | 16822 | C.b. | Leaking both vents. 28:10:38 | B. 50 K.T. | 17774 | C.b. | Leaking o/side vent. 31:10:38 | B. 96 G.P. | 21681 | C.b. | Leaking both vents. 31:10:38 | B. 29 B.N. | 13267 | C.c. | Leaking both vents. 31:10:38 | B.178 M.H. | 44869 | D.B. 447 | Offside unit not working. | B.182 K.Z. | --- | C.b. | Failure. | B. 48 C.J. | --- | D.B. 447 | Leaking. | B.194 M.H. | --- | C.b. | Failure. PK/KC/FED. | ||