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).
Faults and failures of S.U. petrol pumps over a six-month period.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\2\ scan0287 | |
| Date | 12th July 1937 guessed | |
| -9- 29. S.U. PETROL PUMP. June quarter C.C. I 5 6 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 4 4 ----- C.P. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Six months I 9 10 ========================================================================== 30. PETROL PUMP FAILURE. June quarter C.C. 2 2 3.AZ.166. 2027 miles - Pump not debiting. Dismantled pump cleaned out same & trimmed up the contacts. C.P. 3.BU.94. 1156 Kms. Fitted a new pump. Previous quarter C.C. 2 2 C.P. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Six months 4 4 ========================================================================== 31. PETROL PUMP INSUFFICIENT DEBIT AT HIGH SPEEDS. June quarter C.C. I 1 2 3.AZ.206. 1221 Kms.- Fitted C.3 diaphragms & trimmed up the contacts. C.P. GRM.25 R.C. Ditto Previous quarter C.C. C.P. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Six months I 1 2 ========================================================================== 32. S.U. PUMP LEAKS June quarter C.C. 2 2 3.AZ.20. 24323 Kms. Fitted C.3 diaphragms. C.P. 3.AZ.20 30472 Kms. (R.C.) Changed the pump. Previous quarter C.C. 2 2 C.P. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Six months 4 4 ========================================================================== | ||