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. | ||