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. petrol pumps removed from Bentley chassis during July 1939, detailing mileage and reasons for rejection.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\1\ img007 | |
| Date | 4th August 1939 | |
| To- [crossed out] from FK/KC, FED. c. to RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems} RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/G.H ✓ W/Kingsbury. 4th: August 1939. We give below a complete list of S.U. petrol pumps removed from Bentley chassis during the month of July 1939, and where possible the pump's mileage and the owner's complaint. .Date Chassis Mlg. Type Reason rejected. 5:7:39 B.202 G.A. --- J.S.S.S.C. No:26. Failure, Owner's complaint. 5:7:39 Ex Stock Nil J.S.S.S.C. No:2069. Excessive noise. 5:7:39 B. 93 C.R. 26343 C.S. Very noisy, Owner's complaint. 7:7:39 B. 26 H.J. 21321 C.S. Failed on road. 7:7:39 B.172 D.G. 22389 D.B. 447 Leaking from flanges. 7:7:39 B. 71 F.C. 15744 C.S.S.S.C. No:95. Noisy, owner's complaint. 7:7:39 B. 71 F.C. 22 G.I.S.S.C. No:94. Excessive noise. 7:7:39 B.127 C.F. 32565 C.S.S.S.C. No:977. Noisy and leaking. 7:7:39 B.186 T.F. 3432? D.B. 447 Noisy. 7:7:39 B.207 G.A. 90 G.S.S.S.C. No:92. Failed on road. 8:7:39 B. 57 B.M. 17529 C.I.S.S.C. No:1218. Noisy. (Sticking) 8:7:39 B.117 G.F. 14126 C.S.S.S.C. No:1740. Leaking both flanges. 11:7:39 B.119 D.F. 4762 G.I.S.S.C. No:25. Leaking from vents. 12:7:39 B.113 J.F. 18077 L.S.S.S.C. No:200. O/side unit working.leaking. 12:7:39 B. 94 F.S. 8835 J.I.S.S.C. No:875. Offside unit not working. 12:7:39 B. 73 D.F. 28971 J.S.S.S.C. No:2027. Units sluggish owner's compt: 14:7:39 B.120 F.S. Nil C.S.S.S.C. No:96,2027. Leaking O/side vent. 14:7:39 B.120 F.S. 37666 D.B. 447 Leaking both vents. 14:7:39 B.157 S.A. 29363 D.B. 447 Dries up. owner's complaint. 14:7:39 B.153 D.G. 3394 G.S.S.S.C. No:1913. Leaking both vents. 14:7:39 Ex; stock Nil C.S.S.S.C. No:2013. Excessive noise. 14:7:39 B. 45 F.C. 15360 G.S.S.S.C. No:1749. Leaking offside vent. 17:7:39 B.200 G.A. 19879 C.S. Leaking from nearside vent. 20:7:39 B. 2 G.A. 2004 G.S.S.S.C. No:517. Leaking flanges and top caps. 24:7:39 B. 2 A.H. 11153 J.S.S.S.C. No:110. Leaking from offside vent. 24:7:39 B. 23 A.H. 2453 C.S.S.S.C. No:2018. Leaking from both vents. 24:7:39 B.135 J.U. 25904 C.S.S.S.C. No:1563. Leaking from rearside vent. 25:7:39 B.152 J.D. 8376 S.S.S.S.C. No:60. Continually failing. 26:7:39 B. 13 A.H. 38069 D.B. 447 Nearside unit faulty. 28:7:39 Ex: stock Nil --N.C.-- No:66,11.X. N/side unit failed on road. 28:7:39 B. 1 E.M. 17027 C.S.S.S.C. No:1848. Excessive noise. 28:7:39 B. 38 F.S. 11009 C.S.S.S.C. No:2017. Excessive noise. 31:7:39 B. 44 M.F. 16177 C.S. Leaking from offside vent. [Signature] FK/KC/FED. | ||