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Increasing complaints of bending push rods on the 4 1/4 litre Bentley engine.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 103\2\  scan0140
Date  13th November 1936
  
To By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
c to Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

Kingsbury. Nov.13th.1936.

Bentleys.
Complaints Push rods bending.

This complaint is on the increase with the 4 1/4 litre. I have not reported this trouble previously, but there are too many coming along which points to weakness. They are bent as much as 1 m {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /m (milli metre).

GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}
  
  
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