Crazy, some would deffinately agree. Is crazy wanting to be completely
off grid for power? I'd like this project to start me down that path of
energy independence. My first goal, creating BioD without commercial
power. I'll use air pressure for mixing and moving oil from barrel to
barrel. I can make it work.
On Thu, 04 May 2006 00:17:41 -0500, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
You're crazy, Luther. :-)
With sealing the valves and intake and exhaust for the air compressor
cylinders, the compressor cylinders will operate like a 2-cycle engine.
Just make sure the air inlet has low enough restriction or you'll pull
quite a vacuum in the cylinders. Gassers don't seem to have any trouble
with that, though.
If you could grind off the lobes on the cam for the valves for the air
compressor cylinders, you wouldn't have to remove the head from the
engine. Maybe removing the cam followers for said valves will get you
enough clearance from the cam lobes that you don't need to do anything
else.
You will have to do something with the injection pump for those two
cylinders. Is it possible to turn down the delivery to zero? If not,
you'll want to catch the IP output and return it to the fuel overflow
line.
It's crazy, but it will probably work.
Craig
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Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (231,xxx kmi)
'82 300CD (159,xxx kmi)
'82 300D (74,000 kmi) needs MAJOR work
