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crashbash
david bash
st. charles
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01/28/2008 10:53AM

Main British Car:
1979 MGB Rdst V8 project, 1968 MGC GT, 1969 MGB Rd olds 215

alternative fuels
Posted by: crashbash
Date: January 16, 2012 02:14PM

How about a wood burning gassification system-you could make natural gas to run your car.........
Rocket City Rednecks - off the grid. lol I know we have a few rocket scientists out there.

What's it take to set up an engine to run on propane or acohol. just curious


Bill Young
Bill Young
Kansas City, MO
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10/23/2007 09:23AM

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'73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep

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Re: alternative fuels
Posted by: Bill Young
Date: January 16, 2012 02:24PM

Propane conversions are fairly common, especially in farming areas. Plenty of off the shelf components available for that, but they are cumbersome and packaging would be a problem in our small cars. As for alcohol, that's much easier, you just have to have a fuel system and carb that will flow twice the volume of alcohol than before with gasoline and make sure all the rubber components are compatable with alcohol fuels. It's also pretty corosive so be prepared to have increased maintenance on your carb and other fuel system components. With either fuel you'd be better off to build a new engine designed just for that type of fuel as both work better with higher compression ratios than gasoline.


roverman
Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
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74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

Re: alternative fuels/NOT in California, we're too advanced !
Posted by: roverman
Date: January 16, 2012 02:56PM

There's a movement afoot, by our ever-caring state beauracuracy, to stop wood burning in Ca. Wood burning fireplaces/etc., emit a certain particle that is known to the state of Ca., to be harmfull. You see, I am blessed to live in such a hitech state that is leading the world to cleaner air, NO manufacturing(causes pollution),all the while going broke, in record fashion. IMHO, roverman.
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rficalora
Rob Ficalora
Willis, TX
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10/24/2007 02:46PM

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'76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302

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Re: alternative fuels
Posted by: rficalora
Date: January 17, 2012 01:17AM

it must really be a bummer for the Surgeon General of the United States to face how much more the Surgeon General of the Republic, err State of California apparently knows about keeping folks safe.


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