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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 in April 1939, detailing mileage and reasons for rejection.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 162\1\  img023
Date  5th May 1939
  
To Byg from PK/IC/FTD.
c.to Mr/JDD.
Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GHE

Kingsbury. 5th. May 1939.

We give below a complete list of S.U. petrol pumps removed from Bentley chassis during the month of April, 1939. and where possible the owner's complaint and the pump's mileage.

Date | Chassis | Mlg. | Type | Reason rejected.
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
3:4:39 | B.183 B.L. | 48249 | D.B. 447 | Failed on road.
3:4:39 | B. 5 D.A. | 10060 | G.S.S.C. | No:239.Nearside unit faulty.
12:4:39 | B.158 D.G. | 1339 | G.S.S.C. | No:2126. Failed on road.
12:4:39 | B.148 F.V. | 11310 | G.S. | Failed on road.
13:4:39 | B. 73 H.M. | 11306 | G.S.S.C. | No:2009. Dries up on road.
15:4:39 | B. 2 K.T. | 16213 | G.S. | Leaking both vents.
15:4:39 | B.121 T.J. | 18791 | G.S.S.C. | No:362.Nearside unit faulty.
15:4:39 | B. 63 B.N. | 38911 | D.B. 447 | Leaking nearside vent.
15:4:39 | B.115 C.W. | 2869 | G.S.S.C. | No:1841.Failed on road.
18:4:39 | B. 22 D.G. | 4356 | G.S.S.C. | No:2153.N/side unit faulty.
18:4:39 | B.163 L.S. | 20684 | G.S.S.C. | No:2008.Leaking both vents.
19:4:39 | B. 5 C.P. | 27000 | G.S.S.C. | No:1477.Faulty diaphragms.
20:4:39 | B.165 H.M. | 13222 | G.B. | Failed on road.
20:4:39 | B.142 H.K. | 12000 | G.S. | Modified type fitted.
20:4:39 | B.130 J.D. | 97.1 | G.S. | Modified type fitted.
20:4:39 | B. 39 A.E. | 13850 | G.S.S.C. | No:B69.Failure (U C)
22:4:39 | B. 23 C.W. | 32812 | G.S. | Offside unit noisy.
25:4:39 | B.102 G.A. | 351 | G.S.S.C. | No:1420.N/s fails occasionally.
26:4:39 | B. 13 C.P. | --- | G.S.S.C. | No:544. Defective,owner's compt.
26:4:39 | B. 98 G.A. | 27749 | G.S. | Leaking nearside vent.
26:4:39 | B. 83 E.J. | 31071 | D.B. 447 | Leaking offside vent.
26:4:39 | B. 22 B.N. | 10000 | G.S.S.C. | No:12.Leaking both vents.
27:4:39 | B.108 E.F. | 8934 | G.S.S.C. | No:1745.Leaking vents.
outside job | B.109 B.L. | --- | G.S. | Leaking.
| B. 71 B.N. | --- | G.S. | Failure.
| B. 94 G.A. | --- | G.S. | Failure.
| B.175 J.Y. | --- | G.S. | Leaking.
  
  


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