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A NEW spark ignition engine designed to run on petrol, diesel or "anything in between" has been introduced into the largest commercially owned parcel delivery fleet in the world, United Parcel Services of the United States. half the cost of a comparable diesel engine claims Texaco. The engine, designated the UPS 292 SC, employs a stratified charge concept developed by Texaco.
It is a modification of a 4.8 litre (292 cuin) General Motors petrol engine which includes a new cylinder head and the addition of special air intake and injection systems.
According to Texaco, the engine has no minimum octane or cetane requirement and can thus burn a wider range of fuels.
The combustion system known as TCCS (for Texaco Controlled Combusion System) uses a 13 to 1 compression ratio and an air swirl up to 30,000 rpm.
The TCCS engine is claimed to provide a 35 per cent improvement in fuel economy to approximate with a diesel engine.
The engine conversion can be accomplished for approximately A van powered by the new engine has been operating in the Mid-Hudson valley area of New York and this vehicle will become part of a national test to begin later in the year involving 500 vehicles.