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Letter from Bijur Lubricating Corporation regarding their chassis lubrication system demonstration stand.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 26\5\ Scan001 | |
| Date | 24th September 1925 | |
| BIJUR LUBRICATING CORPORATION 250 WEST 54TH STREET NEW YORK September 24th, 1925. Rolls-Royce, Ltd. Derby, England Attention: Mr. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives Experimental Engineer Gentlemen: At the suggestion of Mr. Olley we are sending to you a demonstration stand and drip plug sections illustrating the Bijur System of Chassis Lubrication. The stand consists of a miniature system of six of our standard drip plugs, the three on one side being connected direct to the pump outlet, and the others fed through eight feet of tubing. The two drip plugs nearest the tank are slow-feeding and of the same rated capacity, the two center ones of medium feed, and the two farthest from the tank fast feed. On pulling the handle of the pump it will be noted that the drip plugs control the feed practically independent of the length of tubing within the limits used on a chassis. A thorough description of the details and installation of the system are given in the paper read by Mr. Bijur before the Society of Automotive Engineers, a copy of which we are enclosing herewith, together with photographs, etc. On the demonstrating stand the oil reservoir will be shipped empty. It is simply necessary to fill with an oil such as Mobile A, which we understand you can easily obtain, and the system is ready for operation. The rapid descent of the gun at any time gives warning that the reservoir requires filling, but no air can be introduced into the line due to a low oil level in the reservoir, as fully explained in the enclosed paper. We find a very satisfactory way of operating the system on a car is to pull the handle every day when the car is in use, and give an additional pull every hundred miles travelled during the day. | ||