Dick;
When I was a kid (Army Brat), we lived in Japan ('47-'50) soon after the
end of the war. It was common to see cars & trucks that were "charcoal
burners" back then. Charcoal or coke (not that kind, Keith) was placed
into a container, sealed up, and then heated by an open fire to drive
off a combustible gas which was then piped into a carb and ran the
engine-- for a while. Every few miles it was necessary to re- fill the
"tank" and stoke up a fire again. Needless to say, these contraptions
disappeared as soon as gasoline was available.
There were a few of those left in Germany back in '54, too. They also
disappeared quickly.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 3:24 PM
To: Rich Fox; Bryan Savage; Benn
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Subject: E85 and alternate fuels - non LSR
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I've also been very intrigued by the way people in third world
countries convert old jeeps and leftovers (what we determined to be
"junk") to run on methane, and make them run by throwing garbage, mango
peelings and donkey dung into the tank. I wonder how much methane one
day's worth of garbage from Los Angeles, Chicago or New York City could
generate for fuel use. Instead, we spend billions of dollars to just
get rid of it.
.....
DickJ
In East Texas
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