Europe has ti wait for Scan EDC power
24th November 1988, Page 8
24th November 1988
Page 8
Page 8, 24th November 1988
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• Scania's latest and most powerful 350kW (470hp) turbocharged and charge-cooled 14-litre Vee-eight engine, fitt with electronic fuel injection, should be available outside Sweden by mid-1989, The EDC (electronic these control) power units have be, in limited serial production since August, but the scarcit; of fuel injection pumps equip ped with EDC has restricted output. Europe-wide availabil will be further delayed becau: Scania has first to familiarise workshop mechanics with the system.
EDC engines use electro nics, instead of mechanical gc ernor. This opens up a range of possibilities such as engine speed adjustment, automatic cold starting, cruise control a a diagnostic facility.