w Engine and Gearbox for Commercial Volkswagen
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9,NGES have been made in the engines and gearboxes f Volkswagen commereig vehicles at present being ied, but not in those of the private cars, so that for irst time Volkswagen have produced two separate es Of the same output for their products. VW vehicles rted into Great Britain during the past month have porated the new engines.
e basic engine design and its power output have ned unchanged, but detail modifications include the ion of a heavier crankshaft with steel-backed lead e shell bearings and new cylinders and connecting Other changes affect the position of the valves
ift of which has also been increased), osition of the, fuel-lift pump, the 31* shape of the cylinder heads, and hape of the shrouds which direct ig air over the cylinder heads. Engine ing also has been improved, and teneral mechanical changes have Lsed the robustness of the engine. like the gearbox formerly fitted, had synchromesh on its upper three only, the new gearbox has syn tesh on all forward gears. The ox ratios are somewhat lower-3.8, 1.32 and 0.89 to 1, compared with 88. 1.23 and 0.83 to I. The effective of the double-reduction rear axle, was 6.16 10 1, iS, however, now o 1.
gearbox shape has been modified y to increase the oil capacity by 15 per cent. and a magnetic drain is incorporated. The maximum of the Volkswagen van with these .atios is claimed to be about 62
ULIERS SET UP CLEARING HOUSE
:LEARING house controlled by auliers for the benefit of hauliers :en set up by members of the North rn (Eastern) Area of the Road ge Association. They have formed pany. Road Hauliers (Manchester), Ten only to R.H.A. members. objects of the new company are erchange traffic between members, le back loads for " foreign " vehicles g Manchester, and supply trade and ry with a comprehensive transport
Shares on the basis of one share ) to each member will be issued, n initial limit of 200 shares.
V COLOURS FOR NATIONAL ; yellow and black colour scheme the National Benzoic Co., Ltd., be abandoned in favour of blue. and white. Service station schemes amps are to be changed, and one company's tankers is to be painted new colours to judge its appear well-known Mercury emblem has een redesigned in a more modern