Time to stop smoking
31st May 1974, Page 50
31st May 1974
Page 50
Page 50, 31st May 1974
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Accurate set-up of engine dynamic timing reduces the risk of black smoke and excessive noise. The AVL test unit is claimed to be able to check the action of the automatic advance system, full load speed, low and high idle speeds, and the shape and position of fuel jets. It can also determine the degree of after injection, with the use of a strobe light.
Installation of the test devices on the engine is said to be simple, and special versions can be supplied for test-bed work where magnetic pickups are used with digital instead of meter. read-out.
Maker: AVL Instrumentation, The Lodge House, Furness Vale Industrial Estate, Furness Vale, nr. Stockport, Cheshire.