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).
Test result of 'Autoflux' petrol pump.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\2\ Scan245 | |
| Date | 13th September 1933 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X2677 13.9.33. TEST RESULT OF "AUTOFLUX" PETROL PUMP. Pump fitted on O.S. dash with 1/4" pipe on suction side and 5/16" on delivery side (as standard). Time taken to pump petrol through to filter chamber, starting with petrol system dry throughout. } 4.2 secs. Time taken to fill system from dry } 21 secs. Pump delivery with pipes fitted as above in comparison with end to end S.U. pumps fitted with same size pipes:- } Autoflux. 99 pts/hr. S.U. 92 pts/hr. J.C.Bowering. | ||