Bentley R Type - Chapter V: The Fuel System; The Fuel System (Intro); Fuel Pumps; Faulty Operation of Pumps

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CHAPTER
V
The
Fuel
System
The
Fuel, System-Fuel,
Pumps-Faulty
Operation of Pil,mps-Fuel
Tank-Fuel'
Fil'ters-Fuel,
Gawge-The
Carburetters (Actioi)-Auto-
matic
Air Yal,ae--Throttl'e
Control,-Automatic
Choke
Control-Fl,oat
F
eed'
M
echanisms-Further
Dismantling
of
Carburetter-Adjustment
of
Control's-Setting
of
ldl'ing
Adjustments-Air
Cleaner
aid,
Silencir
(Standard
Type)-Air
Cleaner
and,
Silencer (Oil, Bath
Tyfe).
The
Fuel $ystem.
. -The
fuel
supply from
the
r8-gallon
tank
at
the
rear.of
the
chassis
ir Py
means
of a
double
electric pump
(1
and 2,
Fig. 11),
mounted
inside
the
right-hand
side
chassis
frame
member
below
the
rear
floor.
A
pipe is
arranged
along
the
right-hand
side frame
member
conveying fuel
from
the
tank to
the
pumps.
The
pipe
is
seen
at (a).
A
filter is provided
on
this pipe
line,
being
located
on the frame
cross
member
immediately
in front
of the
tank,
as
shown
in
Fig.
12.
Location of
a
filter
on
the suction
side
that
the latter,
as
well
as the
carburetter,
deleterious effects
of
dirt
or
sediment
in
the
of
are
fuel
the
pumps
ensures
protected
from
the
i.
Fuer
pump.
Fig'
11'-FUEL
PUMPS'.
Inret
oioe.
4.
Fuel
pump.
5. Outtei'pipe.
3.
Valve
caps.
6. Supprerldr
condenlers
From the filter
the
fuel
passes
to
the suction
side
of
the pumps,
and is
delivered
to
the carburetter
float
chamber
by
way
of a pipe
(6),'
and
another
filter
located
at
the float
charnber,