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A NEW OILING SYSTEM FOR THE FORD.

14th March 1922, Page 23
14th March 1922
Page 23
Page 23, 14th March 1922 — A NEW OILING SYSTEM FOR THE FORD.
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THE CORRECT functioning of the oiling system on many motor vehicles is very largely dependent ou the amount of attention which the oil gauge receives at the hands of the driver. Very few drivers take the trouble to make frequent and intelligent use of tho oil gauge in order to keep the oil level in the engine approximately oorneet during a run. Moreover, the usual type of oil gauge is very deceptive when a vehicle is standing on a cambered road, and many of these instruments will, 'in such circumstances, read either high or low, according to the position of the gauge on the vehicle.

A new oil feed has just been put on a the market by J. W. Pickavamt and Co., Ltd., of Quikko Works, Lombard. Staeet, Birmingham, for Ford users, which, it, is claimed-, eliminates the human element entirely. This accessory, which is known as the Oylafeda, works automatically and controls the level of the: oil and maintains it at the correct height all the tune the engine is running. The tank can be filled with a gallere of oil, and no further attention is required until this supply is nearly eiliausted.

Its method of operation 'is aslollows —When the Oylafeda is fitted and the tank and the engine base filled with oil to the level of the bottom test cock, the instiTurnent will automatically maintain' the level of oil in the engine base at about in. below the bottom test cock. The driver's only job is to see that, there is oil in the tank, and this can be ascertained at a glance by means of the float, indicator fitted, to the filling funnel. The Oylafeda,only works when the engine is running, • _

The Oylafeda consists , f foar main parts : (1) a rectangular auxiliary onegallon tank, which is bolted to the nearside engine. pan. (2) A special funnel filler, complete with gauze, and a float indicator, which gives at a glance the quantity of oil in the tank. (3) An aluminium chamber (A) bolted to the bottom Of the tank, which contains a float-controlled ball valve (B), which prevides the means of egress from the ts.k to the float chamber. This works inside a vertical tube (C), the oil from the tank entering the tube through the two holes marked D. A shut-off valve between the tank and the chamber is provided for use if required, composed of a needle (E) with knurled brass head (F), and operated by a strong coil spring. To close the valve the head (F) is turned until it moves into the bottom position groove. A glass oil gauge is embodied in the wails of the chamber so that, periodically, the working of the Oylafeda may be checked. (4) Brass elbows and pipe for connecting the float chamber to the engine base.

When the engine base chamber has been filled with oil to the level of the bottom test cock, and the engine started,

the oil is thrown over the transmission and into the troughs for the big-ends and other parts requiring, lubrication. Naturally, while this is happening, the level of the oil is lower than when the engine is stationary, and the level in the Oylafeda chamber will naturally correspond to the level in the engine sump. The float (G) falls with the oil level and allows the ball vave (B) to open. Oil then flows from the tank to the float chamber and from there to the engine. When the oil in the float chamber and engine has risen to the requited level, the ball valve closes, opening again as oil is used up by the engine. As soon as the engine stops, the oil which was distributed over the crank and transmission cases gradually chains back into the sump, where th.e4e, ' rises, at the same time rising in the float chamber and closing the ball valve until the engine is restarted.

The Oylafeda is specially suitable for Ford vans and locries, and when intended for this make of vehicle an extra, nearside engine pan is provided. The device can be fitted in less than an hour, and the component parts fit every type of Ford vehicle, whether of right-hand or left-hand steering. The device saves the need for crawling under the Ford to test the oil supply, as well as big repair bills brought about by a starved supply and burnt-out bearings.

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