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Oil Engine• Idds Only 05—£114 15s. to Prices f Cornplete Vehicles: Austin Announce Nem.? 1-ton and 1-ton Vans ■ TEW indirect-injection oil engine of 2.2-litre capacity was officially announced yesterday by the Austin Motor Ltd. It is Suitable for mounting in the Austin taxicab is and in the new 1-tan and 11-ton vanss which have
added to the Austin commircial-vehicle, range. minary details of the new engine were published in Commercial Motor on September 1 e engine is a high-speed fouriered unit with a bore of 3.25-in. troke of 4 in. It has Ricardo Comet 3mbustion chambers and at 3,500 . develops 55 b.h.p., with a maxitorque output of 89 lb.-ft. at r.p.m.
e cylinder block and crankcase are inobloc iron casting, and flanged mars are fitted. The forged-steel shaft runs in three main bearings. : bearings have steel-backed whiteupper halVes, with steel-backed ndium linings in the caps.
gular splits are formed in the conig-rod big-ends to allow, the rods listons to be withdrawn upwards gh the bores, and the.big-end bearIre similar to the main bearings in ial, the caps having steel-backed
-Metal •shells. Pistons are " of iniurn with shaped Crowns, and carries three compression rings . scraper ring.
triplex roller chain, tensioned by y wheel and driven from the front e crankshaft, -drives the camshaft ijection pump. The cylinder head iron casting and incorporates the ustion chambers, injector nozzles water plugs. Inlet and exhaust 'olds are mounted on the left-hand )f the head.
C.A.V. injection pump is mounted on a flange on the right of the cylinder . block and has a pneumatic governor. The fuel filter, injection pump, injectors and heater plugs are neatly grouped for easy accessibility.. Pittaux injector nozzles are fitted and the leak-off is returned to the inlet side of the fuel filter.
A gear-type oil pump, driven from the camshaft, provides constant lubrication at a normal pressure of 50 p.s.i., and a full-flow filter is included in the system. The centrifugal water pump is belt-driven and directs the coolant into a cylinder-head gallery.
The clutch has a 10-in.-diameter
friction plate and the electrical equipment includes a 12v. ventilated dynamo and 12v: lever-engaged starter. When fitted to the taxi chassis, the oil engine -adds £95 to the price and is available in the 1-ton and 1i-tan vans for an increase of £114 15s., both prices including purchase tax.
The two new vans are similar to the Morris-Commercial LDI and LD2 vehicles and are powered by a fourcylindered 2.2-litre petrol unit with a power output of 46 b.h.p. The 1-ton van has a capacity of 235 Cu. ft. and the 11-ton van has a capacity of 275 cu. ft., the additional space-being obtained by a higher roof line.
Boths vehicles have four-wheel hydraulic brakes, a four-speed constant mesh gearbox and fully damped suspension. Flush-fitting sliding doors are a feature of the bodywork and driving visibility is enhanced by the'deep windscreen. The complete 1-ton van costs £706 4s. 3d., including purchase . tax, and the li--ton version, £741 18s. Id. with tax. •
A new version of the A30 5-cwt. van will be exhibited at the Commercial Motor Show, in addition to the new oil engine and the two vans. kis expected thatf.this A30 vehicle will be of the utility type.