oats and barley Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Does any body remember TRANCO VALVES i was told as a youngster my uncle Victor Luker was a rear gunner on Lancasters and as the story goes after the war he met a lady in Farnborough who had something to do with Farnborough engineering they married and he ended up in a management position at the company what i also remember as decoking was common in those days was that relatives on occasions like birthdays would receive a set of valves for their relevant vehicle i also wonder what the company did during the war did they just make valves they must have been useful in a military application Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Certainly remember seeing packs of Tranco valves back in the 60s and 70s. Decoking is back in fashion as petrol direct injection takes over from port injection, some of the manufacturers use an in situ blasting procedure using abrasives such as crushed walnut shells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatchFuzee Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Some information on Tranco https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.439184586157611.96439.174276472648425&type=3 https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Farnborough_Engineering_Co Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oats and barley Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 Thanks yes makes interesting reading i notice there is a gap between 1939 and 1948/49 and if there was any body still around who remembers my uncle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatchFuzee Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 You could contact the Orpington History Organisation. https://m.facebook.com/pg/OrpHistOrg/posts/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=0 http://www.orpington-history.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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