MK-II* Carrier trivia question

[Lynn Eades]

Is it for access to the screw type fuel change over valve?
In A MkIIIw the screen has a hinged section which is held shut with a spring and a hooked catch like is found on early race car bonnets (hoods) and 3 inch mortars.

[Ron Pier]

I'll chip in again Lynn. The MK2 has a change over lever between the driver and gunner seats. Ron

[Jordan Baker]

I know I know I know......but will see if anyone else gets it.

[Michael R.]

Ron Pier... it kept me awake, on and off over some seven years.
Was it a left-over from an early stowage design? Did a portion of the BREN tripod some how touch that area? If the PIAT or Boys was mounted on the engine deck, did a portion of either somehow need clearance?

What about the change from the smaller engine ventilation screen of the MK-I* and UC-2 made of copper wire? The screens are not interchangeable between the MK-I* and the MK-II*, could that be a clue?

[Ron Pier]

Is it anything to do with the oil filter? Mine hasn't got one, so I can't check it.

Otherwise I haven't got a clue! Ron

[RichardT10829]

Oil filter sits on the drivers side roughly mid engine bay.

[Robert Bergeron]

I know there was a canvas winter cover that went over that grill for cold weather operations . Does it have something to do with that ?

[Ron Pier]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

Oil filter sits on the drivers side roughly mid engine bay.

Quite right! And you can see it through the hole in question in the second picture of the original post. Ron

[Ron Pier]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

I know I know I know......but will see if anyone else gets it.

I Know, I Know, I know too! Ron

[Tony Smith]

Donald Rumsfeld once said: "as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns; the ones we don’t know we don’t know.”

I think that applies to this thread. Some people Know. Some people Don't Know. And lots of people Know they Don't Know, and others Don't Know they Don't Know.

I sorta think I Know where I fit in? Or do I? I Dunno!

[Michael R.]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Donald Rumsfeld once said: "as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns; the ones we don’t know we don’t know.”

I think that applies to this thread. Some people Know. Some people Don't Know. And lots of people Know they Don't Know, and others Don't Know they Don't Know.

I sorta think I Know where I fit in? Or do I? I Dunno!

It leaves me pondering the unknown. How long should I let the thread run before revealing what I think I know? Does anyone know?

[Jordan Baker]

Originally Posted by Michael R.

It leaves me pondering the unknown. How long should I let the thread run before revealing what I think I know? Does anyone know?

Don’t hold us all Ronson anymore