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Drawings and parts for the Bentley 80 & L.H. Senior Range, PL.196 Hot Spot Operated Choke scheme.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 124\2\ scan0179 | |
| Date | 21th May 1940 | |
| COPY The particulars given on this memo have not been issued. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH.5/JH.21.5.40. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH. Bentley 80 & L.H. Senior Range. 1044 ~~e-Ex~~ PL.196 Hot Spot Operated Choke. Sections 5070. Inlet Pipes. Section 5080 Carburetter. Section 5190 Water conns. We send you herewith blue prints of the following drawings detailed in accordance with the above scheme: Section 5070. RE.992 Induction Pipe. RE.993 Hot spot cover. RE.994 Hot spot lever. RE.996 Clip for hot spot cover. RE.997 Rivet pin for torsion spring. RE.998 Pin for hot spot operation. RE.1147 Insulating washer. Section 5080. RE.999 Operating rod. RE.1001 Distance piece - choke spindle. RE.1002 Lever choke operation. RE.1014 Throttle lever. RE.1015 Pin spring anchorage. Section 5190. RE.1003 Water return pipe. Also experimental L.O.P. PL.196 together with marked up scheme PL.196. Please instruct as required with standard and existing parts to above L.O.P. We also enclose blue prints of ECD.1513 showing spring return on throttle lever. Throttle control shown on this scheme is superceded by PL.178 but spring return remains unaltered. We have not detailed the bimetal torsion spring as this is already in hand and would refer this detail to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/TAS.{T. Allan Swinden} Riser indicated on scheme PL.196 is not required as this is incorporated in Induction pipe. Induction pipe RE.178 has been altered to accommodate this experiment under our alteration 169 RE. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH. leHe | ||