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 November 1938, detailing rejection reasons.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\2\ scan0171 | |
| Date | 5th December 1938 | |
| To Sy. from PK/KC/FED. c.to Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}, Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/G.di.✓ Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HSD. file. W/Kingsbury. 5th: December 1938. We give below a complete list of S.U. petrol pumps removed from Bentley chassis during the month of November, 1938. and where possible the owner's complaint and the pump's mileage. Date | Chassis | Mlg. | Type | Reason rejected. --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 2:11:38 | B.160 H.K. | 8738 | G.S. | leaking nearside flange & vent. 2:11:38 | B.170 G.A. | 28509 | G.S. | Offside unit not working. 3:11:38 | B.218 G.A. | 20113 | G.S. | Leaking nearside vent. 4:11:38 | B.142 G.A. | 22789 | G.S. | Failure. Owner's complaint. 4:11:38 | B.139 C.W. | 38519 | G.S. | Fails on road. 4:11:38 | B. 36 C.R. | 21084 | G.S. | Leaking both vents. 7:11:38 | Ex stock | Nil | G.S.S.C. | No:RB{R. Bowen}1619.Offside unit noisy. 8:11:38 | B.165 G.W. | 24942 | D.B. 447 | Offside unit not working. 9:11:38 | B.199 J.Y. | 17908 | G.S. | Leaking both vents. 10:11:38 | B. 18 F.B. | 2722 | G.S.S.C. | No:RB{R. Bowen}1544 O/side unit not working 10:11:38 | B. 85 B.L. | 30106 | G.S. | Offside unit not working. 11:11:38 | B.109 J.Y. | 15368 | G.S. | Leaking diaphragms. 12:11:38 | B. 24 H.K. | 22742 | G.S.S.C. | No:RB{R. Bowen}8234. Leaking N/side flange 14:11:38 | B. 79 F.C. | 22837 | G.S. | Leaking diaphragms. 14:11:38 | B.130 A.H. | 11129 | G.S.S.C. | No:RB{R. Bowen}740. Excessive noise. 14:11:38 | B. 29 A.H. | 9302 | G.S.S.C. | No:RB{R. Bowen}1057. Leaking diaphragms. 15:11:38 | B.203 C.W. | 7421 | G.S. | Leaking diaphragms. 16:11:38 | B. 74 D.G. | 34214 | G.S. | Excessive noise. 16:11:38 | B. 78 D.G. | 6151 | G.S.S.C. | No:RB{R. Bowen}522. N/side unit not working 17:11:38 | B.150 C.R. | 10000 | G.S.S.C. | No:RB{R. Bowen}1432. Failure, O/complaint. 24:11:38 | B.159 J.Y. | 23585 | G.S. | Leaking diaphragms & failure. 24:11:38 | B.104 C.R. | 23232 | G.S. | Excessive noise. 25:11:38 | B.122 F.B. | 544 | G.S.S.C. | No:RB{R. Bowen}2021. Offside unit fails. 26:11:38 | B. 7 J.Y. | 12321 | G.S. | Offside unit not working. 26:11:38 | B.161 A.E. | 2326 | G.S. | Nearside unit not working. 26:11:38 | Ex stock. | Nil | G.S.S.C. | No:1264. O/side very noisy,hot. 29:11:38 | B. 43 K.U. | 10556 | G.S.S.C. | No:2002. Failed on road. 30:11:38 | B.172 H.K. | 20337 | G.S. | Offside unit not working. Outside jobs do. | B. 58 J.D. | --- | G.S. | Failure. Owner's complaint. do. | B.171 B.L. | --- | D.B. 447 | Failure. Owner's complaint. do. | B. 85 A.H. | --- | G.S. | Failure. Owner's complaint. do. | B. 77 D.K. | --- | G.S. | Failure. Owner's complaint. PK/KC/FED. | ||