Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud - Page 9

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Chapter
A
Workshop
Monual
Bentley
Sl,
Bentley
52 ond
Bentley Continental
52
Fuel System
:
Carburetters
*
Early 51
cars
Two S.U. HD 6 diaphragm
type.
Automatic
choke for cold
rIJ
startlng.
;
Late
Sl and Bentley Continental 51 cars Two S.U. HD
8
diaphragm
type.
Automatic
choke for
cold
O
E
startlng.
a
Air cleaner
Mesh
or
oil bath
Fuel
pumps S.U.
twin
electric
type
'L'
Fuel tank capacity
18
galls.
(Imperial),
2l'6
galls.
(U.S.A.),
8l'8 litres.
Fuel strainers
Main
fuel
strainer mounted
on the
side frame
member in front of
the
fuel tank. Small
gauze
strainer at
the
carburetter
inlets and
in
the fuel
pumps.
Fuel
gauge
Electric. Registers when
the
ignition
switch
is 'ON'.
Cooling System
Coolant
capacity 28
pints (Imperial),
33.61
pints (U.S.A.),
15.91
litres.
Pump Centrifugal
Fan Five blades
Fan
diameter
l7fiin.
Pump and fan drive
'Vee'-belt
Radiator matrix
Film
type
Radiator
shutters Fixed
Coolant temperature
control The
pressurised
system operated
at 7lb/sq.in.
applies
to
Sl
refrigerated
cars
only.
The
coolant
on all Sl cars is circulated
by
a
centrifugal
pump.
A
thermostat valve is fitted to a by-pass
flow
pipe
to direct
coolant
from the
pump
back to the engine,
by-passing
the
radiator
matrix
when
the engine
is
cold.
Temperature
indicator This instrument is mounted
on the facia and operates
when
the
ignition is 'ON'.
Coolant
An
inhibited
solution
of
Ethylene Glycol
(BSS
3150).
Propeller
Shaft
Divided type, having a ball
and
trunnion universal
joint.
The
shaft
is
supported in the centre by
a
flexibly
mounted ball race.
Rear
Axle
Type
Hypoid bevel
gears
with
semi-floating
half-shafts.
3 Final drive
Through a hypoid crown wheel
and
pinion.
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Pinion
teeth
Twelve
-
Crown
wheel teeth
Forty-one
Ratio
Standard Sl cars 3'42:
1
Bentley
Continental
Sl
cars 2'92:
I
Oil capacity of casing
I
$
pints
,43