Bentley R Type - Chassis Lubrication; Controllable Shock Dampers; Battery Charging

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Ghassis
Lubrication.
When
starting
the car
for
the
first time
in
the
day, it
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plan
to
form
the-habit
of operating
the
chassis
oil
puryp
pedal.
The
loot-operated
pump
should
6e
used
according
to
the
mileage
travelled,
and
the
pedafshouta be
given three or four
strokes
at
first starting,
and subsequently
repeated
every
zoo
miles.
This
will
ensure
adequate
lubrication at remote
parts
of the
system.
Controllable $hock
Dampers.
In order to
provide
comfortable
riding at
all
speeds, controllable
shock
dampers are
fitted
to the
rear
axle.
The
control
is
effected
by
the
lever,
mounted
above
the steering
wheel, and marked
Ride
Gontnol.
For
ordinary town
work, or touring
with
moderate
loads,
it will
be found that
the damper
loadings
as set
by the
pump are
adequate
when the hand lever
is at
Normal.
With
heavy loads,
improved
riding
comfort
will
be obtained
by
moving
the lever towards
Hard,
the
control
being
progressive.
Battery
Ghanging.
This
is
entirely
automatic,
as the
provision
of
an
automatic
output
regulator
in
conjunction
with
a shunt
wound
dynamo,
adjusts
the
charge
rate
to suit
the state
of the
battery.
When
the
battery
is low
in
charge,
the
arnmeter
on the
instrument
board will
show a higher
reading
towards
Gharge
than
it
will
when
the
battery
is
well charged.
In
making
such
a
compari-son,
howet'er,
other
factors which
affect
the ammeter
reading must
be taken
into
account, chiefly engine
speed
and
current-consuming
apparatus
in
use at the time.
Whenever
the
master switch
and the
ignition switch
are
On, and
the engine
running
above
idling speed,
the
battery
is being charged.
This
should be checked
by reference
to
the
ammeter.
Further
information
regarding the electrical
system
is
given
in
Chapter
X.
Llghting
Gontrol
and Switch.
As
already
mentioned,
the movement
of
the master
switch
and
the
ignition switih
to
On
not
only switches
on the
ignition
and charge,
but
brings
into
operation
the electric
fuel
pumps
and fuel
gauge.
The
ignition switch
also
switches
on
a
red warning
!igh!
on the
instrumeit
board,
which
is
automatically
extinguished
when
the
engine
is
running
at
a speed
sufficient
to
cause
the
dynamo
to excite
up
to battery
voltage.