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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
The effects of low oil levels on the Bijur device and starting a dry oil system.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 27\1\  Scan332
Date  20th February 1930 guessed
  
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This has the effect that -

(a) It is impossible on the Bijur device to pump air into the line when the oil level falls. The pump becomes inoperative when the tank runs dry.

(b) In starting up a new and absolutely dry system oil flows into the bottom of the pump past the open valve, so that there is no difficulty in starting up a dry system.

Since I have some notes from England about priming the oil lines, which we have never found it necessary to do, I believe this matter may be worth examining.

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