Damn hippies. Can you imagine what the air quality would be like if we were all burning wood in our cars? At rush hour? You wouldn't be able to see your hand in front of your face! On Dec 3, 2007 4:33 PM, John C... <Trvlr2001@comcast.net> wrote: > Mother Earth News Built a Truck, > back in the 70's & drove it across the nation > using nothing but wood scraps( for fuel ) > that they picked up at construction sites :o) > JC... > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> > > > I have some detailed instructions on how to do this around here > somewhere, > > if anyone is interested. I'm not! If I recall correctly, the > gas-generating > > unit is pulled on a trailer behind the vehicle. > > Jim > > > > > > > > On Dec 3, 2007 11:25 AM, Mike Collum wrote: > > > > > They were used in Japan, too. The Japanese introduced a bunch of them > > > to the Philippines as well. > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > Courtney Hook wrote: > > > > Anyone seen the woodburning vehicles that the germans came up with > in > > > WW2? > > > > They basically choked down a woodfire until it gave off ignitable > gas > > > > vapors > > > > and plumbed that into the engine. Of course wood is not exactly > clean > > > > burning. :-) > > > > Courtney > > > > > > > >
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