Fuel Consumption Meter
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AA NEW model of its Petrometa fuel consumption meter, the M.G.A. Mk. It has been introduced by M.G.A. Industries Ltd., II Forest Road, Loughton, Essex. It can be used on petrol or diesel engines and will measure consumption in 0.0005 gal. or, when calibrated to the metric system, in units of 2 c.c. Capacity is from 0.25 to 11 gal. per hour.
Test results can be obtained in as little as one mile, due to the small units of• measurement and an accuracy of better than 1 per cent. is claimed. No calculations are involved, a conversion chart showing the m.p.g. equivalent of a wide range of counts per mile is supplied.
The equipment comprises a metering unit measuring about 5 in. by 4 in. by 3 in. which is connected in the fuel line between the lift pump and the carburetter or fuel injection. The meter consists of two measuring chambers separated by a