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).
Water pump failure from a Bentley B-130-KT chassis, recommending a gauze be fitted to the intake.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149a\1\ scan0098 | |
| Date | 25th May 1937 | |
| [Text crossed out] [Text crossed out] Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std from Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} (Srj) 1269 Hsc7/T25.5.37 Noted Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/STD WATER PUMP I am sending you herewith the water pump from B-130-KT Bentley Chassis on test. During a road run, the water pump failed due to the rotor becoming jammed with a piece of solder. Owing to several instances of this failure occurring on Phantom III chassis, a gauze is now being fitted to the intake side. We recommend that similar action should be taken with the other types of chassis. Will RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/Cy please see that this pump is corrected and returned to us quickly. Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} [Signature] | ||