| To: | "Rob Reilly" <Rob_Reilly@admail.fnal.gov> |
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| Subject: | Re: Vertical (Downdraft) SU's |
| From: | Berry Kercheval <kerch.PARC@xerox.com> |
| Date: | Fri, 19 Nov 1993 07:44:46 PST |
>>Nope- this is the SU design of the 30's. My '34 MG has aluminium SU's >with >*brass* pistons, and a cap marked something like "Few drops oil >weekly". The >oil damper and return spring were introduced in the late >30's or 40's. Another datapoint: My '51 Mk VI Bentley has side-draft SU's with brass pistons and NO SPRINGS! It does have dampers though. --berry |
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