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 with associated complaints for November 1936.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149\4\ scan0135 | |
| Date | 2nd December 1936 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/JBD{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems}/.6/KW W/Kingsbury. 2 nd: December 1936. We give below a complete list of S.U. petrol pumps removed from Bentley chassis during the month of November 1936, and where possible, the owner's complaint and the speedometer when changed. Date Chassis Mlg. Piece No. Reason rejected &/or Owner's complaint 2:11:36 B.114 C.R. 20084 D.B. 447 N/s pump sticking 3:11:36 B.112 G.A. 5657 D.B.1032 Sticking (Owner's complaint) 3:11:36 B.126 E.F. 26444 D.B. 447 N/s joint leaking badly 3:11:36 B.143 F.C. 3948 D.B.1032 Leaking at vent 4:11:36 B.142 F.B. 11778 D.B. 447 O/s not working n/s weak 5:11:36 B. 52 F.B. 13250 D.B.1032 O/s vent leaking badly 5:11:36 B. 58 C.R. 21977 D.B. 447 N/s not working 6:11:36 B.181 E.J. 5029 D.B. 447 O/s flange leaking 6:11:36 B. 42 E.F. 19419 D.B. 447 Pumps very noisy 6:11:36 B. 42 E.F. 19386 D.B. 447 O/s vent leaking n/s not working 6:11:36 B. 16 D.K. 19497 D.B. 447 O/s not working 9:11:36 B. 65 B.N. 17650 D.B. 447 N/s flange leaking badly 9:11:36 B. 2 A.H. 33935 D.B. 447 Leaking at vent 10:11:36 B.190 G.A. 7145 D.B.1032 Insufficient delivery 10:11:36 B.100 G.A. 6444 D.B.1032 N/s very weak 10:11:36 B. 32 G.A. 6038 D.B.1032 N/s leaking 11:11:36 B.126 G.A. 11433 D.B.1032 Very poor flow both sides 11:11:36 B. 95 B.L. 40392 D.B. 447 Insufficient flow Sticking cold 12:11:36 B.195 C.W. 20248 D.B. 447 N/s not working 13:11:36 B. 70 G.A. 9495 D.B.1032 N/s flange leaking 14:11:36 B.102 G.A. --- D.B.1032 Mr.Hancock's instructions 16:11:36 B.220 G.A. 9866 D.B.1032 N/s not working o/s weak flow 17:11:36 B.133 B.L. 7903 D.B. 447 Noisy and leaking o/s flange 18:11:36 B. 43 E.J. 16598 D.B. 447 Both pumps fail occasionally 19:11:36 B. 38 G.A. 7592 D.B.1032 N/s pump sticking. 19:11:36 B.105 B.L. 26813 D.B. 447 Pumps stick occasionally 19:11:36 B. 86 G.A. 7839 D.B.1032 Modification. to type G5. 19:11:36 B. 81 B.L. --- D.B. 447 O/s sticking n/s weak 20:11:36 B.125 E.J. 13536 D.B. 447 Leaking o/s flange 20:11:36 B.182 E.F. 12491 D.B. 447 O/s pump sticking 20:11:36 B. 57 F.G. 7940 D.B.1032 Sticking when cold 20:11:36 B.158 A.H. 48482 D.B. 447 Leaking at vent 23:11:36 B.156 G.A. 9940 D.B.1032 N/s sticking 24:11:36 B.198 H.K. 151 D.B.1032 N/s flange and vent leaking 24:11:36 B. 8 C.R. 24705 D.B. 447 Pumps noisy 24:11:36 B. 28 E.F. 1625 D.B. 447 Repaired by outside firm. G5 fitted 25:11:36 B. 56 H.K. --- D.B.1032 Changed for modified G5 type 26:11:36 B.192 D.G. 18651 D.B.1032 Knocking badly G5 type fitted 27:11:36 B. 10 C.R. 34200 D.B.1032 Both pumps very weak. 27:11:36 B.111 G.P. 2998 D.B.1032 Sticking when cold 28:11:36 B. 3 C.W. 32458 D.B. 447 Noisy 28:11:36 B.173 D.K. --- D.B. 447 O/s not working K/FED. | ||