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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