It was the opposed piston part that put me off the idea . I am aware of many opposed piston engines , many were plagued with oil consumption problems , engine noise & fuel consumption being greater than 4 stroke engines .
In the UK we had Rolls Royce K60 ( no longer in use ) Leyland L60 ( used in Chieftan tank ) same again & lets not forget the Napier deltic engine , firstly as a marine engine & later as motive power for trains .
All those engines were pain to build & service and now conventional layout 2 & 4 stroke engines reign supreme . The number of gears used to link all the reciprocating parts are fine until wear occurs , then compression & timing and therefore efficiency begin to decline .
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