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 January 1939, detailing mileage and reasons for rejection.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\1\ img031 | |
| Date | 6th February 1939 | |
| To By From PK/EC/FED. c.to Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GH. file Kingsbury. 6th: February 1939. We give below a complete list of S.U. petrol pumps removed from Bentley chassis during the month of January 1939, and where possible the owner's complaint and the pumps mileage. Date | Chassis | Mlg. | Type | Reason rejected. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4:1:39 | B.173 K.U.| 20480 | G.S...C. | No:1570. leaking from diaphragms 4:1:39 | B.136 K.T.| 21760 | G.S. | Leaking from both vents. 4:1:39 | B. 91 E.J.| 14307 | G.S.S.C. | No:50. Failed on road. 4:1:39 | B.164 A.H.| 37095 | G.S. | Leaking from both vents. 6:1:39 | B.112 D.G.| 20294 | G.S. | Offside unit faulty. 6:1:39 | B.102 F.B.| 10977 | G.S. | Leaking from offside vent. 10:1:39 | B.121 J.Y.| 10062 | G.S. | Offside unit failed. 10:1:39 | B. 76 F.H.| --- | G.S.S.C. | No:1169. Failed on road. 11:1:39 | B. 76 F.H.| --- | G.S.S.C. | No:103. Failed on road. 11:1:39 | B.198 A.H.| --- | G.S.S.C. | No:1219. Failure on road. 13:1:39 | B. 14 C.R.| 29004 | G.S. | N/side unit noisy, O/side weak. 23:1:39 | B. 53 F.C.| 38937 | D.B. 447 | Modified type fitted. 20:1:39 | B. 67 D.K.| 23020 | D.B. 447 | Modified type fitted. 20:1:39 | B.114 J.D.| 25279 | G.S. | Intermittant failure. 24:1:39 | B.125 A.E.| 38698 | D.B. 447 | Noisy. and O/side leaking. 24:1:39 | B. 34 F.B.| 26993 | G.S...C. | No:1601. Leaking both vents. 24:1:39 | B.190 D.G.| 43933 | D.B. 447 | Leaking from flanges. 25:1:39 | B. 35 F.C.| 35062 | D.B.1032 | Leaking from offside vent. 27:1:39 | B.248 G.A.| 13282 | G.S.S.C. | No:2181. Leaking from both vents. 27:1:39 | B. 92 D.G.| 61638 | D.B. 447 | Noisy. 27:1:39 | B. 23 A.H.| 18549 | G.S...C. | No:1990. Leaking from both vents. 29:1:39 | B. 28 C.R.| 35023 | D.B. 447 | Leaking from offside vent. 29:1:39 | B.106 G.A.| 9826 | G.S. | Failed on road. 30:1:39 | B. 38 F.B.| 52014 | D.B. 447 | Noisy. 30:1:39 | B. 65 S.K.| 8489 | G.S.S.C. | No:1211. Failed on road. 31:1:39 | B.175 G.P.| 7759 | G.S. | Leaking from both vents. 31:1:39 | B. 92 J.S.| 8301 | G.S. | Leaking from offside vent. 31:1:39 | B.102 G.A.| --- | D.B.1032 | Failure. 31:1:39 | B. 72 D.G.| --- | G.S. | Failure. AVERAGE JUNE. | B.160 C.R.| 17886 | G.S.S.C. | No:1171. Insufficient flow. | B.104 M.R.| --- | G.S.S.C. | No: Damaged at coachbuilders. | B.188 D.G.| --- | G.S. | Failure. | B. 84 C.R.| --- | D.B. 447 | Failure. PK/EC/FED. | ||