MORE SILENT ENGINE
TO REDUCE TRAFFIC NOISE SUCCESSFUL BENCH TESTS British Official Wireless RUGBY, Thursday. A step toward the silencing of traffic noises is being taken by the London General Omnibus Company, which has successfully completed bench tests with a new type of engine, which is now being fitted to a vehicle, so that tests may be continued under actual service conditions. The engine, which develops 100 horse-power, has two overhead camshafts, which have hitherto been used only in racing cars and luxurious passenger vehicles. The crankshaft has seven' main bearings, while the cylinders are made of a single piece of casting. Another engine which is to be tested has a single overhead camshaft. Eventually the engine which gives the best all-round performance will be adopted in the future by the company.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 478, 6 October 1928, Page 9
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132MORE SILENT ENGINE Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 478, 6 October 1928, Page 9
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