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).
Complete list of S.U. petrol pumps removed from Bentley chassis during June 1939, detailing reasons for rejection.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\1\ img013 | |
| Date | 10th July 1939 | |
| To. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from PK/KC/FED. c.to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JSD Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} file W/Kingsbury 10th: July 1939. We give below a complete list of S.U. petrolpumps removed from Bentley chassis during the month of June 1939, and where possible the Owner's complaint and the Pump's mileage. Date | Chassis | Mlg. | Piece No | Reason rejected 2:6:39 | B. 22 C.R. | 25695 | D.B. 447 | Nearside weak. (Modified unit fitted) 2:6:39 | B. 77 D.K. | 4040 | G.S.S.C. | No:2.85.Intermittant sticking. 5:6:39 | B.110 H.K. | 18733 | G.S.S.C. | No:1168.Leaking offside vent. 5:6:39 | B.143 H.M. | 27082 | G.5. | Leaking nearside vent. 5:6:39 | B.182 E.F. | --- | G.S.S.C. | No:17.Defective (Owner's complaint) 6:6:39 | B.127 H.M. | 10122 | G.S.S.C. | No:2078.Noisy and fails. 6:6:39 | B. 28 A.F. | 5493 | G.S.S.C. | No:Occasional failure. 7:6:39 | B. 62 F.B. | 33293 | D.B. 447 | Failed on road.(repaired outside) 7:6:39 | B.133 H.M. | 47713 | D.B. 447 | Offside unit not working. 8:6:39 | B.138 F.B. | 44907 | D.B. 447 | leaking both vents. 8:6:39 | B. 22 B.N. | 5549 | G.S.S.C. | No:276.Continually failing. 8:6:39 | B.108 H.K. | 11321 | G.5. | Nearside unit very weak. 8:6:39 | B.100 G.A? | --- | G.S.S.C. | No:229. Failure. 8:6:39 | B.180 D.G. | 30815 | D.B. 447 | Continually sticking. 9:6:39 | B. 94 J.D. | 8344 | G.S.S.C. | No:2035.Continually failing. 9:6:39 | B. 58 C.R. | --- | G.S.S.C. | No:1956.Defective.Owner's complaint. 12:6:39 | B. 14 K.T. | 15331 | G.S.S.C. | No:1172.N/side unit leaking at vent 12:6:39 | B. 82 M.N. | 13154 | G.S.S.C. | No:2182.Nearside unit fails. 13:6:39 | B.122 C.R. | 12079 | G.S.S.C. | No:398.Offside unit not working. 14:6:39 | B.157 G.P. | 14801 | G.S.S.C. | No:389.leaking both vents. 14:6:39 | B. 71 L.E. | 9672 | G.S.S.C. | No:2159.leaking offside vent. 15:6:39 | B. 50 G.A. | 15172 | G.5. | Nearside unit not working. 15:6:39 | B.170 G.A. | 9108 | G.S.S.C. | No:454.Nearside unit faulty. 16:6:39 | B.192 H.K. | 17108 | G.S.S.C. | No:1993.Offside unit not working. 16:6:39 | B. 75 G.P. | 23448 | G.5. | Offside unit not working. 19:6:39 | B.165 A.E. | 64613 | D.B. 447 | O/side not working and leaking. 23:6:39 | B. 12 J.D. | 28143 | G.5. | Leaking both vents 23:6:39 | B. 75 B.N. | 46092 | G.5. | Offside unit not working. 23:6:39 | B. 5 H.M. | 18738 | G.5. | leaking both vents. 23:6:39 | B.108 J.D. | 9985 | G.5. | leaking both vents. 23:6:39 | B. 3 LLE. | 9815 | G.S.S.C. | No:1991.Leaking nearside vent. 23:6:39 | B.201 H.M. | 20023 | G.S.S.C. | No:795.Faulty and noisy. 23:6:39 | B. 19 F.C. | 3978 | G.S.S.C. | No:1901.Failed on road and noisy. 24:6:39 | B. 46 C.R. | --- | G.S.S.C. | No:686.Total failure. 24:6:39 | B. 15 A.E. | --- | G.S.S.C. | No:465. Failed on road 27:6:39 | B.165 A.E. | 5546 | G.S.S.C. | No:580.Offside unit noisy and leaking. 27:6:39 | B. 83 H.M. | 28901 | G.5. | Leaking offside vent. 28:6:39 | B. 93 J.Y. | 9683 | G.5. | leaking nearside vent. 28:6:39 | B.170 G.A. | 9852 | G.S.S.C. | No:79.Offside unit failed on road. 28:6:39 | B. 24 C.R. | 47810 | D.B. 447 | Continually failing. 29:6:39 | B.118 G.A. | 33865 | D.B. 447 | Continually failing. 29:6:39 | B.100 B.N. | 12711 | G.S.S.C. | leaking and intermittant failure. 29:6:39 | B. 7 F.C. | 16323 | G.5. | Nearside unit faulty. 29:6:39 | B.163 D.K. | 5000 | G.S.S.C. | No:2290.Failure. 29:6:39 | B.127 D.K. | 19413 | G.S.S.C. | No:197.Nearside continually failing. 29:6:39 | B. 72 J.Y. | 25747 | G.S.S.C. | No:904.Complete failure. 30:6:39 | B. 25 C.W. | --- | G.S.S.C. | No:139.Functions intermittantly. 30:6:39 | B.190 C.R. | 39166 | D.B. 447 | Modified type fitted. 30:6:39 | B. 49 C.W. | 19989 | D.B. 447 | Offside unit very noisy. | ||