RESERVE PETROL TAP.
A USEFUL DEVICE. Some years ago it was the custom to fit a reserve petrol tap to the main tanks of most British cars, this being arranged in such a. fashion that it trapped about two gallons of the tank’s contents in reserve. When, the main supply ran dry, the tap Only had to- be turned to a new position in order to make 11 1 o ,reserve available. It was a. most useful device, liecause the owner always bad warning of an impending exhaustion of fuel in ample time to run to tlie> nearest kerbside pump. This neserve tap has fallen into disuse for two reasons; first, the universal adoption of some form of instrument board gauge; and second, the reluctance of manufacturers to fit anything in the petrol line which can wear loose and cause leaks. Bowfevor, there is some agitation in England for the return of this reserve tap, and it is likely that this will lie heeded by manufacturers, because it is such an obviously valuable device that any minor disadvantages it may possess are comparatively unimportant. Its value is not in the least impaired by the use of instrument board gauges. ,
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 40, 26 November 1938, Page 9
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199RESERVE PETROL TAP. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 40, 26 November 1938, Page 9
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