A Warning of Oil Failure.
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With the object of guarding against damaging an engine by continuing to run it after a failure of the oil supply, many ingenious appliances have, from time to time, been devised ; there is nothing new about the principle.
An accompanying sketch shows such a fitment made up from odd parts by a reader of this paper. He soldered a brass strip to the side of the barrel of the plunger-type eil tell-tale on the dashboard of his lorry, and riveted a fibre strip to the top of the plunger. On the strips he fitted contacts, connecting them in series with the battery, a dashlamp and a switch to put the apparatus out of action.
It is clear that the bulb will light so soon as the oil pressure falls, thus attracting the driver's attention. The simplicity of the device seems to be its main justification for a claim upon our space. We hope it may serve a useful purpose.
A Display of Garage Equipment.
Brown Brothers, Ltd., 265-273, Deansgate, Manchester, has arranged for a display and demonstration of garage equipment at the premises of Merigolds Garage, Old Vicarage, Preston, during the first week in May. The display will feature high-pressure lubrication, cylinder boring and honing, oxy-acetylene welding, decarbonizing, spray painting, etc.
Mersey Tunnel Tolls: A Suggestion.
The transport committee of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has decided to 'suggest to the Mersey Tunnel Joint Committee, at a suitable time, that the sale of books of toll tickets should be arranged at various garages on the East Lancashire Road, Warrington Road, and at I3irkenhead and on the Cheshire side of the river, with the object of avoiding delays and congestion at the tunnel entrances.
The committee has also p”essed for an early publication of the _probable scale of tolls, to assist those contemplating a reorganization of their transport arrangements to meet the new conditions that will be introduced by the tunnel.
Death a Sir Henry Royce.
Although his interests were not directly linked up with the commercialvehicle industry, it is with much regret that we have to record the death of Sir Frederick Henry Royce,' Bart., which took place on April 22, at the age of 70. He attained world-wide fame by reason of his successful engineering achievements, particularly in relation to motorcars and aeroplane engines.
Apart from the car which immortalizes his name, Sir Henry Royce achieved distinction by the excellent series of aeroplane engines which he designed for war-time aircraft, whilst in later years aeroplanes equipped with Rolls-Royce engines have gained some remarkable successes. He was made an O.B.E. in 1918 and was created a baronet in 1930.
Soviet, Factories Ahead of Schedules.
According to the Moscow W e41.it News, the Stalin (Amo) motor works are regularly exceeding the scheduled programme, having produced. during the first quarter of the current year, 5.930 lorries instead of the planned 5,180. The Gorki (Nizhni) works
B22 manufactured 3,600 vehicles in three Months, thus also exceeding its programme.
The Yaroslavl motor works, which have been extensively remodelled during the past four years, have apparently still not mastered production problems. With an output of 370 lorries and buses, instead of the 450 scheduled, it is the only plant behind its programme.
The Kharkov tractor works exceeded its first quarter's programme, producing 5,450 tractors, instead of 5,180. The tractor works at Stalingrad, however, produced only 90 per cent. of the anticipated total.
Scottish M.T.A. Meeting.
An extraordinary general meeting of the members of the Scottish Motor Trade Association, Ltd., will be held at the North British Station Hotel, Edinburgh, on Wednesday, May 10, at 2.30 p.m., to receive a report of the transactions of the council.
Annual Report.
The annual general meeting of the Roads Improvement Association takes piece this afternoon (Friday) at 3 p.m., when the annual report of the Association for the year 1932-1933 will be presented. Sir Arthur Stanley is to occupy the chair and will be supported by the senior officers of the Association, Members of Parliament and various road experts.
In the report mention is made of the serious _effect of the drastic restriction of expenditure upon our highway system that has prevailed during the past 18 months, and the view is expressed that, unless there is a substantial change in the Government policy which will permit sufficient expenditure to maintain our roads in proper condition, the community will, in the near future, have to pay heavily for the present policy.
Other matters upon which the report comments are road work and unemployment, the national value of good roads. safety first and traffic regulation, and road finance.
Potteries Electric Traction Results.
During the year 1932, the revenue of the Potteries Electric Traction Co., Ltd., was £346,342, compared with £361,764 a year earlier. After meeting expenses and providing /58,022 for renewals, there is a surplus of £15,701, as contrasted with £28,297 in 1931. Debenture interest and sinking fund absorb £18,025, and, as £3,000 is placed to reserve, it results in the balance carried forward being reduced from £17,633 to £12,309. As the company's activities are now confined to bus operation it is proposed to change the title to the Potteries Motor Traction Co., Ltd.