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 during May 1939, detailing complaints and reasons for rejection.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\1\ img019 | |
| Date | 7th June 1939 | |
| To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Pk/Kc/Fed. c.to RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBB. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} ✓ file. W/Kingsbury. 7th: June 1939. We give below a complete list of S.U. petrol pumps removed from Bentley chassis during the month of May 1939, and where possible the Owner's complaint and the Pump's mileage. Date Chassis Mlg. Type Reason rejected. 1:5:39 B.169 H.M. 13429 G.S.S.C. No:2090.leaking n/side vent. 1:5:39 B.187 B.L. 58688 D.B. 447 leaking both vents. 2:5:39 B. 69 C.W. 45882 D.B. 447 Drying up. 3:5:39 B.112 K.T. 18021 G.5. Leaks to flange & n/s vent. 4:5:39 B. 35 J.Y. 14919 G.5. leaking both vents. 4:5:39 B.131 G.P. 17926 G.5. leaking both vents. 5:5:39 B.134 E.F. --- G.S.S.C. No:762.Failure (Owners compt.) 8:5:39 B.200 C.R. 31636 G.5. N/side leaking, o/side faulty. 8:5:39 B.144 I.S. 36058 G.S.S.C. No:585.Leaking nearside vent. 9:5:39 B. 73 A.H. 5998 G.S.S.C. No:944.Continually failing. 9:5:39 B.200 C.R. 130 G.S.S.C. No:955.Noisy. 9:5:39 B. 91 G.P. 25842 G.5. Leaking nearside vent. 9:5:39 B.155 B.L. 39138 G.S.S.C. Both pumps failed. 10:5:39 B.196 C.R. 9000 G.S.S.C. No:798.Noisy and weak. 11:5:39 B. 44 J.D. 13217 G.5. Offside unit leaking. 12:5:39 B. 40 B.N. 5117 G.S.S.C. No:776.Nearside unit noisy. 12:5:39 B. 50 A.H. 16584 G.S.S.C. No:1720. N/side not working. 13:5:39 B. 76 D.G. 31759 G.5. Offside unit not working. 13:5:39 B. 91 C.W. 1714 G.5. leaking offside vent. 13:5:39 B. 91 J.Y. 7224 G.5. leaking both vents. 13:5:39 B.155 B.L. 16797 G.S.S.C. No:1932.O/side not working. 13:5:39 B.142 H.K. --- G.S.S.C. No:436.Sticking. 13:5:39 B.156 F.B. --- G.S.S.C. No:2201.Continually failing. 15:5:39 B. 16 D.K. 19515 G.S.S.C. No:1160.N/side not working. 16:5:39 B. 76 F.B. Nil G.S.S.C. No:691. Noisy. 17:5:39 B.184 E.F. 29211 D.B. 447 Leaking from plugs. 20:5:39 B. 3 B.L. 7315 G.S.S.C. No:2029.Leaking offside vent. 22:5:39 B.152 C.R. 27416 D.B. 447 Leaking and weak flow. 25:5:39 B.155 G.P. 5331 G.S.S.C. No:673.Leaking nearside vent. 26:5:39 B. 3 B.L. 5540 G.S.S.C. No:773. Leaking offside vent. 26:5:39 B.177 E.J. 18113 G.S.S.C. No:2150.Leaking both vents. 31:5:39 B. 30 H.K. 14643 G.S.S.C. No:304. Offside unit very noisy. 31:5:39 B.169 G.P. 12944 G.5. Offside unit not working. 31:5:39 B. 97 G.P. 22113 G.5. Failed on road. 31:5:39 B. 25 D.K. 43000 D.B. 447 Leaking and o/side weak. Outside jobs. B. 15 H.M. --- G.5. Failure. B. 68 H.K. 36235 G.5. Leaking badly and noisy. B.220 G.A. --- G.5. Defective. B.199 A.E. --- B.B. 447 Faulty. B. 15 A.E. 19679 G.5. N/side unit sluggish, B. 94 G.A. 14424 G.5. leaking badly. B.196 F.B. 19000 D.B.1032 Failure. | ||