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).
Petrol leaks from the float chamber lid of a Bentley S.U. carburetter due to a machining fault.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\4\ scan0185 | |
| Date | 11th May 1937 | |
| HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} 208 Kingsbury - May 11/1937. BENTLEY S.U. CARBURETTER. There have been odd cases with the 3½-litre, of petrol leaks from the float chamber lid.{A. J. Lidsey} The machining for the banjo for the flooding pipes has broken through into the main petrol conduit. I am not aware whether the metal has been strengthened up at this point on later carburetters, if not, attention should be paid to it. BROKEN THROUGH S.U | ||