--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "cornfed62" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As long as this is still in the theory stage: Remember that ethanol > is an excellant cleaning solvent. You will need to pay extra special > attention to your 2 cylinder compressor to make sure the essential > mechanical parts are still being oiled. The ethanol vapor will tend > to wash the cylinder walls clean and also contaminate your compressor > crankcase oil. A thin oil film is necessary to maintain the seal > between piston rings and cylinder walls. Once the oil film is gone, > the rings will have metal to metal contact with the cylinder walls. > You may be able able to keep it operation long enough to validate > your theory. I hadn't considered that. You are correct. I'll have to give that some more thought. All others are welcome to contribute, too. Maybe an in-line oil-mister for Mechanics air wrenches? This is for fuel purposes, NOT drinking.
> > As long as you are using a propane tank in the system. Have you > considered using a larger tank. Using the air comnpressor draw a > vacuum onto the tank and then use it as a stored energy source. A > typical thousand gallon service propane tank with special plumbing > and valving will retain a good volume of vacuum and then with special > valve controls, you can apply it as needed. I had a 100 pound (20 gallon?) tank in mind, for a cheap version of a 'slobber-box'. A prototype will have to be done with readily availble(and real cheap) materials. Good inputs, Motie ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
