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Posted: 5/19/2022 9:05:58 AM EDT
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"Due to severe shortages of gasoline, many civilian vehicles in Europe and Japan were converted to operate on gases generated from coal or wood. The gases would be condensed to liquid form and fed to the carburetor. The condensed liquid hydrocarbons would form a fuel of relatively high volatility that would be sufficient to operate the gasoline engine. "
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Posted: 5/19/2022 9:14:04 AM EDT
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Someone will do it again, and I hope they burn coal.
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Posted: 5/19/2022 9:19:45 AM EDT
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I recall a reality show from some years back, a bunch of people were provided with a warehouse to live in, which they had to secure from marauders, etc. Basically a post-apocalyptical scenario. I don't recall the name of the show. They had a junkyard of stuff to use. In one episode, they built a wood gas fueled car and it worked. I'm sure there must be some YT vids on the topic.
I've a few spare XJs in the yard, that would be an interesting project, lots of room in the back for a wood furnace. IDK about stoking it while driving down the road. Perhaps wood pellets with a feeder would work. |
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Posted: 5/19/2022 9:29:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Someone will do it again, and I hope they burn coal. Nut coal!  On the suggestion of U-toob, why didn't I think of it?  My Truck runs on "FIREWOOD". and  Running a Gasoline Engine on Firewood | Woodgas Biofuel There are others |
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Posted: 5/19/2022 10:09:53 AM EDT
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FEMA website has all the info needed to build it
https://www.fema.gov/authorized-equipment-list-item/16ad-06-gasi |
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Posted: 5/19/2022 11:22:14 AM EDT
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IIRC the FEMA plans are very rudimentary. There are better options but after the crisis isn't the time to be building those so you have to decide now if you're just storing the knowledge now or if you want to build a relatively advanced gassifier and store that...
There is a prepper on YouTube that has a commercial gassifier that he runs a genset with. IIRC his channel is engineer775 but I can't be sure... |
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Posted: 5/19/2022 12:26:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nut coal! On the suggestion of U-toob, why didn't I think of it?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AFw3Agg7SMand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=522BaxM0Jnk or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=522BaxM0JnkThere are others |
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Posted: 5/19/2022 12:32:49 PM EDT
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Wood gassifiers. Look them up on youtube. Lots of plans and fun builds. One guy converted his lawnmower. I keep looking out for a cheap generator on CL to try converting. Looks like fun.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 3:23:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I recall a reality show from some years back, a bunch of people were provided with a warehouse to live in, which they had to secure from marauders, etc. Basically a post-apocalyptical scenario. I don't recall the name of the show. They had a junkyard of stuff to use. In one episode, they built a wood gas fueled car and it worked. I'm sure there must be some YT vids on the topic. I've a few spare XJs in the yard, that would be an interesting project, lots of room in the back for a wood furnace. IDK about stoking it while driving down the road. Perhaps wood pellets with a feeder would work. |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 9:40:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I remember that show, it was called The Colony. One season the people were doing so poorly, they sent in a survival expert to teach them how not to die. Yes, that's it! |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 2:20:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes, that's it! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I remember that show, it was called The Colony. One season the people were doing so poorly, they sent in a survival expert to teach them how not to die. Yes, that's it! interesting, ill be looking it up |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 6:49:38 PM EDT
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Saw a little steam powered skiff about 10 years ago.
Guy had a few 5 gal buckets of kindling. BEST part was the steam whistle! |
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Posted: 5/20/2022 7:32:36 PM EDT
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North Korea also uses wood and corn cobs as types of fuel.
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Posted: 5/25/2022 7:54:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: FEMA website has all the info needed to build it https://www.fema.gov/authorized-equipment-list-item/16ad-06-gasi http://www.build-a-gasifier.com/PDF/FEMA_emergency_gasifier.pdf Another link to the plans. |
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