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Re: SU carbs for GT6

To: Scott McGibney <aa372@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca>
Subject: Re: SU carbs for GT6
From: Gregory Petrolati <gpetrola@prairienet.org>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 12:38:08 -0600 (CST)
Cc: Scott Kohl <rpage@wvi.com>, triumphs@autox.team.net
On Fri, 6 Dec 1996, Scott McGibney wrote:

> 
> For Greg (or anyone else), something a bit tougher (and to which I don't 
> know the answer): For the carburetters produced by the Union of brothers 
> Jack, Carl and George Skinner, what did the "H", "HD" and "HS" stand for 
> and was there any signifigance to the size designations 4, 6 and 8?

        O.K.... From what i've heard the bespoke "Skinners Union" related 
        to the materials many early carbs were made from... namely leather...

        I could be wrong, tho...

> 
gpetrola@prairienet.org                         1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
        "That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois



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