RESULTS OF FRENCH OILER TRIALS
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I-r may be remembered that, during last summer, a series of tests of oil engines using gas oil as fuel was carried out at the laboratory Of the Technical Committee of the French Automobile Club. The engines, which were divided into four groups, were sul.) nutted to six daily running tests of 12 hours' duration, in addition to various other tests.
The panel of experts has now issued its report and awards in respect of the 32 engines entered in the high-power class, from which it appeats that eight of the power units, all of the six-cylindered four-stroke-cycle type, passed the tests with distinction.
The details of the •successful engines and their test results are shown in the accompanying table. Special mention is made of certain of the engines under separate headings, as follow: Lowest specific fuel consumption, Bernard-Gardner. Lowest engine weight per h.p., Lorraine. Lowest engine volume, equal marks to Lorraine and Saurer. Most regular running and
minimum attention required, equal marks to Bernard-Gazdner, Lorraine and Saurer.