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Page 54 from 8th November 1986Many winter problems can be avoided by careful basic maintenance, driver training and closer co-operation with fuel suppliers • In CM this week we......
DRIVING FOR
Page 33 from 14th April 1978ECONOMY 1E of the biggest single tors influencing the fuel isumption is the driver_ rget all the high techno-. y terms of high torque rise minimum......
THE SUM OF THE PARTS EQUALS...
Page 112 from 23rd December 1993W hen you are looking for a new truck the cost of engine parts may not be in the front of your mind, but this attitude could cost you dear. • The......
Torque tailored two-stroke
Page 47 from 30th July 1983Bedford and its fellow GM subsidiary, Detroit Diesel Allison, are aiming to overcome UK operators' resistance to twostroke diesels with the latest......
COMPUTER CHECKS ON 4ECHANICAL FITNESS
Page 43 from 13th July 1985) V ER the next five years the application of computer and microprocessor technology to cle design and operation will ;form commercial vehicle......
BRAKING
Page 52 from 26th April 1990under pressure Some exhaust brakes seem to develop more noise than retardation, but the American Jake Brake is an effective system well worth a......
Old dog diesel must learn new tricks
Page 51 from 16th May 1981Alternatives are still very much at the experimental stage, says Graham Montgomerie, so manufacturers must home in fast on fueland weight-saving......
B efore diesel engines came to dominate the truck market...
Page 36 from 13th January 1994American road hauliers relied on petrol or, as they termed it, gas. By the end of the century gas engines may well be back in favour—this time......
Ford fits Perkins V8 in D1000 range
Page 36 from 6th September 1968by Tony Wilding • Today the Ford Motor Co. Ltd. announces the introduction of the Perkins V8.510 diesel engine as ar) option in the 01000 range.......
Foden launches new Cat ATAAC
Page 12 from 30th March 1989• Caterpillar has stepped up its assault on the UK truck engine market by supplying its air-to-air after-cooled (ATAAC) 14.6-litre 3406B diesel to......