Query regarding a claimed improvement to an S.U. carburetter by serrating the needle on a 6-litre Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 31\4\ Scan210 | |
| Date | 12th September 1932 | |
| W/S. {Derby Works / Sales} X 1487. BN. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 5/KT.12. 9.32. * We have received a letter from the Electric Heating & Hardware Ltd, Birmingham, signed by a gentleman who's name I cannot read, saying he has greatly improved the S.U. carburetter by serrating the needle. He claims having tried it with you on the 6 litre Bentley and found a great improvement. I should like to know whether his statements are correct and if so what improvements were measured. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
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