Hello,
I am a recent newcomer and lurker on this list and I have enjoyed the expert
advice and friendly atmosphere to frequently asked questions. About a month
ago, I purchased a 1985 300CD from eBay that I had planned to use as a daily
driver and as a suitable candidate for biodiesel.
Hello Rich,
Thank you for your response. I really don't think that the car is in
unreasonable condition but I had purchased it with the understanding that it
was a daily driver since I was in the process of getting rid of my gas car.
Unfortunately, the time and money for parts is at a
Hello Kaleb,
Thank you for your response. I agree that plumbing the vacuum lines would be
make a big difference. Are the door lock elements in the door itself or under
the hood?
Just track down the vacuum leak, probably one of the door lock elements.
Cruise Control works but will not hold
Hello,
This is one area that I know a little something about since I have followed
these diesels for years. In the early 70's, GM was looking at worsening fuel
prices and their existing production lines for large automobiles and declining
sales. The Oldsmobile division spent time and money
Hello Tony,
I have no evidence that the master cylinder has been recently replaced. As
several others on this list have mentioned, the PO ran the car into the ground
and then dumped it. I had purchased the car to replace my gas car and as a
biodiesel candidate but even though the repairs are
Hello Gary,
With proper aftermarket fasteners, the GM 5.7L and 4.3L diesels are as reliable
as any other diesel and they tend to be a little bit underpowered but simple
modifications like proper exhaust and defeating EGR can make a big difference.
The diesel Fiero was constructed by a list
There are plenty of people on the Olds Diesel list with 100K+ and some 200K+
vehicles. Certainly nothing like this list where every second vehicle rolled
off the Ark but it is still impressive for vehicles everyone just knows are
junk
Todd Smith
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There has been discussion about MityVac products in the past in conjunction
with troubleshooting vacuum issues. Which products or products are being
specifically referenced? I have looked at a MityVac product line and I see
several items that might be of use but I am not sure which is the
Thanks,
I need to check around to see what is available locally before I order online.
I had thought that it might be a specialized MB tool so I wanted to make sure
that I ordered the right unit.
Todd Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'85 300CD 248Kmi
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Thanks for all of the replies to this.
Todd Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'85 300CD 248Kmi
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] MityVac
Todd
I have
I have had good luck with Other World Computing for my Mac upgrade needs. I
support a very small number of Macs at work and this is vendor that I use for
items that I need. Unfortunately, very little hardware breaks on the Macs that
I am around and I don't know if they can service your iBook.
My 1985 300CD has sat all winter as various other projects and money
commitments have preceded it. As the weather has started to warm then I have
started to look at it again. While I have been working on some vacuum issues,
I took it for a drive yesterday and again today and I believe that
I am purchasing a diesel F-150 XLT pickup from http://4btconversions.com that
has the industrial Cummins 4BT engine and should do about 27MPG at 70MPH. This
isn't the same engine that is in the Dodge but is a industrial engine that is
used for delivery vans and forklifts and whatnot. Every
He wants $15K for the kit, which includes 4BT engine, new frame-side mounts,
adapter plate for the tranny and the electronic control unit for the tranny. I
am buying his prototype for quite a bit less with 3K miles on it so he can
finance a Excursion conversion. Yes, I know, why on earth
Thanks Mitch,
How would I tell if it has a balance shaft or not? Are you referring to the
harmonic balancer? Would it be possible to add one later? My primary purpose
is mainly daily drive with some general purpose hauling and maybe towing my
parents stranded vehicle with a U-Haul dolly.
Hello Kaleb,
It was my understanding that the Frito-Lay delivery vans were having serious
issues with the SB Chevy that was in them and that a Cummins sales agent got
wind of this and proposed a drop-in replacement. While 4BT engines are
available, the engines with the SB Chevy bolt-pattern
Thanks Jim,
It is good to hear from the collective wisdom that this could be a good truck,
if it's done right. My wife and I were able to purchase a home last year
with extensive landscaping and I really need a truck to keep up with it. I
didn't need another vehicle that wasn't a daily
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Craig McCluskey
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 23:22
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel Pickups
On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:53:42 -0400 Smith, Todd [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I am purchasing a diesel F-150 XLT pickup from http://4btconversions.com
I see 4BT engines on eBay for 3K or so, just a matter of fabbing engine mounts
and adapter plates. :) I know a friend of mine who watches forklift auctions
because he is looking for a special Mazda engine that can be built to insane
levels because of the thickness of the castings.
In one
It does look pretty rough but I should be able to see it on Saturday since he
traveling to WV to see his father and I am not too far away. If it doesn't
feel or look right then I can walk away from the deal, but I hope that this
works out.
Todd Smith '85 300CD 248K
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Hello Jim,
I seem to remember hearing about with the newer Duramax trucks and some chip
manufacturers claiming that you could bring the truck for low 20's to high
20's. I don't know how it would work but I guess that it could change fuel
delivery and timing and reduce horsepower by a
Hello Levi,
I really like Tire Rack but I find that in West Virginia that shipping to my
local indy eats up the cost saving and that the similar tire from Wal-Mart is
cheaper counting 6% sales tax. The last couple of sets I ordered from Tire
Rack were well over comparable tires at Wal-Mart.
Hello James,
I cannot say anything about specifically Michelin tires because I truly don't
know, but I have read reports from people that supposedly cut open a new set
of BF Goodrich Long Trail tire and they were fewer ply then the same tire
purchased from a different source. I know that if
Hello Luther,
If it is not too much information, could you send me offline your hometown
since my wife is a big fan of the show and I wanted to see if this was an
episode that she remembered.
We have wondered about some of the issues that you have mentioned and I wanted
to try to do some
Hello Dave,
I have just visited a couple of Wal-Marts in my area, and didn't see any TSUV
but I did see some Rotella Synthetic in 5W40 for $17.22 a gallon. I know that
many other diesel sites have good reviews of standard Rotella T and I was
wondering if Synthetic might be a good choice as
I believe that a poster on another list is mistaken but I thought that I would
check with the experts first before I posted anything. There has been a claim
that the OM617 engine was available as a special order by Dodge for the Dakota
series of small pickup trucks in the 85-86 timeframe.
I
Posted on a biodiesel list, I didn't think that it was true but I thought that
I would check before I said anything.
If you haven't heard of it then it must not exist in Mercedes world :)
Todd Smith
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My understanding is that those were Renault engines. Some of those Renault
engines were sourced from Perkins but I don't know if these specific engines
ere or not.
Todd Smith
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It is really hard to tell but these might be 4B since I don't see
turbochargers. Turbocharging is the primary difference between 4B and 4BT
engines and aftercooling/intercooling is the difference between 4BT and 4BTA
engines. If you can decode some of the milspec numbers then you might be
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Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 12:57
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] WAS First MB Diesel NOW FUEL ECONOMY
Smith, Todd wrote:
More typically, I average in the mid 20's which is lower
Plenty of people including myself have converted 1/2 ton pickups to 4BT or its
newer cousin the ISB170 engine. Your correct that no factory has done it and
the success of the conversions would indicate that there is demand. My
understanding is that Autoworld MT has performed over 200
Many VW Vanagons have been repowered with Subaru gasser boxers like the WRX.
This would be a nice fuel-efficent screamer. Of course, it is probably
computer controlled but that it pretty neat.
Todd Smith
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?
Tom
www.kegkits.com
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Subject: [MBZ] FW: aerodiesel New Subaru Boxer Diesel Engine
] on behalf of Craig McCluskey
Sent: Sun 11/11/2007 6:15 PM
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Cc:
Subject: Re: [MBZ] FW: aerodiesel New Subaru Boxer Diesel Engine
On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:51:50 -0500 Smith, Todd [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote
Hello Allan,
I understand that you have no reason to trust me at all but I have a coworker
with a 1998 Jetta TDI w/4 speed manual transmission that can get 50MPG highway,
constant speed just cruising. If you would like, I can get more specific
information. Around town it is low 40's but he
I agree with Allan, that diesels do generally run lean; with a oversupply of
air. However, there is some advantage to cold air intakes, inputting cooler
air than the heated air that is present from behind the radiator. Some claims
are for a small density increase and some fuel efficiency and
I know that I sound ignorant so sue me. :) I am trying to replace the junk
battery in my '85 300CD with a brand new battery and I can't remove the old
battery. Is there something else that I have to take off to get the battery
out. It doesn't clear the lip of the engine compartment and it
I am little bit behind right now but Fueleconomy says that the last year for
the Olds diesel, 1985 was 18 City, 26 Highway or if you had the Overdrive, 27
Highway
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymake/Oldsmobile1985.shtml
Todd Smith
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Rusty,
You don't have any GM/Ford parts do you? Can you recommend a web dealer that
offers anywhere near your level of quality service for American brands?
Todd Smith
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Sent: Tuesday, April 29,
Sorry for all of us that are trying to support American brands, since there
isn't like your knowledge and customer service in the rest of the auto world.
I know that we say it from time to time but the truth is that your company
can't be beat on customer service and price.
Rusty helped me
Hello Curt,
I have the F-150 with the 4BT in and I like pretty well. The biggest problem
has been starters and I am on my third one now. All still under warranty but
still pretty annoying. My wife and son and his friend drove to Cedar Point, OH
from WV to ride some killer roller coasters
Hello Curt,
The problem with the starters is somewhat troubling but as of yet, no real
conclusions. The failure mode for the first was a slowly degenerating
condition in which it would just click when you turn the key to start. I
would turn the key back and try again and it would start. My
Hello Robert,
I hope that it just a bad rebuilder but we will see in a few days so see if it
outlasts the others before problems start. I may have to try a different
starter or source an OEM to see if it makes a difference.
Todd Smith '85 300CD 248K
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The information that I received when I contacted them was to use the online
stores. The following are sites that they gave me to try. The first looked
like they had a good price on case lots.
http://www.avlube.com
http://www.autobarn.com
http://www.eliteetc.com/momooil.html
Thanks
Todd
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Rusty Euro Audi Parts
You don't have any GM/Ford parts do you? Can you recommend a web dealer
After the recent discussions about vacuum pump repair, my daily driver
died so in order for the wife to keep her daily driver then my project
vehicle has to run better. I have had some vacuum issues for a while
but it now seems to be the time to correct them.
On bimby, there is two vaccum pump
Thanks for the tip,
I am sorry that it has taken me a week to followup but I broke my thumb
whch has slowed my computer work down.
Don't drop a 120lb power supply battery on your thumb.
:)
Todd
On bimby, there is two vaccum pump repair kits listed, one with rocker
arm and the other with
Sorry that I am a little slow to this thread, it has probably been already
answered but there is so few questions that I can answer on here that I felt
that I couldn't pass it up.
Any 32-bit microprocessor and operating system has a maximum address space of
exactly 4096MB (4GB). This address
Allan,
/3GB switch caused a lot of problems on a Citrix server one time since the
Citrix sessions still use Kernel process space and it is very easy to run out
especially with /3GB and no more sessions can be created even though there is
plenty of RAM available. A consultant told us that this
We purchased a 2006 Kia Amanti in late 2009 primarily because of the Kia 10/100
warranty and was unhappily shocked during the closing to find out that 10/100
only applied to the original owner and 6/60 was the new warranty and now we had
less then 10K miles of warranty left since the car had
I remember plenty of list dicussions concerning rodbenders and how only factory
rebuilt engines were free from the problem. I recently stumbled across this
vendor, Metric Motors and wondered if they were close enough to factory or if
their engines would rodbend as well.
I just purchased a hood release cable from Rusty and the W123 Service Library
from the Classical Center. I have to say that for me, being able to look at
the service guide has helped immensely. I have taken the old cable out and was
perparing to install the new cable when it dawned on me that
their rebuilds of the 603.971 (rod bender) engines didn't last.
Only a factory rebuild was acceptable.
On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 8:46 PM, Smith, Todd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I remember plenty of list dicussions concerning rodbenders and how
only factory rebuilt engines
Thanks for all of the replies! I am looking at the pictures of the cable
lubricator and I can't figure out how it works? Do you think that you have to
pull the cable completely through the sheath while it is lubricating?
Todd Smith
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Thanks, that sounds like exactly what I need.
Todd Smith
No, it clamps onto one end of the sheath and you put the little spray
tube (usually looks like a little red straw) that comes with your can
of lube into the device, and it forces the lube into the sheath. You
spray until it starts
A friend of mine purchased an inexpensive but decent quality DLP
projector and hung it in his basement using a sheet for a screen. Later
on, he purchased a real screen. We watched Black Hawk Down and I
flinched a few times as AK rounds whined over my head.
I thought that it was a real as any
The Cadillac could be nice, it just depends on what is wrong with it.
The 1985 model year was the last year for all Oldsmobile diesel engines
and like all last years included all refinements and improvements that
were available. The Olds diesels were pretty fuel efficient and while
having some
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94696
This tow bar is currently on sale and it seems so much cheaper then a
tow dolly or car trailer that I am wondering what I am missing. What
does the tow bar connect to on the front of the towed vehicle? Is it
something like
Thanks Philip,
I was trying to tow a dead RWD truck the other day with a U-Haul tow dolly and
I couldn't back it up to save my life. The truck kept sliding off the tow
dolly and I double-checked all of the straps and they seemed tight. I keep
having towing needs of different types and
My wife and son are thinking about replacing the tan MB-Tex seats in our
project 1985 300CD and I wanted to find out what seats will fit. I am
assuming that the rear seat is special to the coupe? Will any 300D
front seats work?
I believe that I have read here about list members using pool
Thanks,
I didn't think about hinging forward, of course if the rear seat is not
accessible then that may lessen the mischief that the boy child can get
into but not much, I think
Todd
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Thanks,
How long have you had this repair and is any of your seat cover cracked
or torn?
Todd
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Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 14:48
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Subject:
Hello Jim,
Ethanol became the cause de jour during the '70s in the First Oil Crisis
because it was something that could be fermented in large quantity. It
is not the best alcohol to work from since it absorbs water extremely
well and it causes problems with the normal petroleum distribution
Kaleb,
Sorry to hear about that and remember that your friends and family are
standing by to help in any way that we can.
Todd Smith
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Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:46
To: mercedes
I am on Trent's site looking at drive belts for my 96 Toyota Camry beater and
wanted to ask if Brando was a good brand. This car is really my go to work and
back junk heap and while I don't need gold-plated belts, I would like to not
have to replace the belt next week after I put a new one on.
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Drive belt for Toyota
Smith, Todd wrote:
I am on Trent's site looking at drive belts for my 96 Toyota Camry beater and
wanted to ask if Brando was a good brand.
Never heard of them before, but supposedly an OEM to Toyota.
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php
I have been busy and didn't see this until now. My Toyota beater doesn't have
A/C and the normal FLAPS belts are for A/C and alternator not just alternator.
The Brando belts that I ordered seem to be the right ones so we will see when
they get here.
Do you have belt tension gauges that do
I had seen those but I wasn't sure if they worked very well since most of the
Haynes manuals and auto-repair always reference the Nippodenso or Burroughs
belt tension gauge
I will have to pick one up.
Thanks
Todd
From: Mercedes
Great!
That seems to be reasonably priced for what I need.
Todd
From: Mercedes [mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rick Knoble
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Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:26 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Drive
I have been following the Biodiesel and SVO community since 2004 and while I
certainly see the advantages and disadvantages to each system; Biodiesel makes
more sense in my situation. All of the reading and listening to SVO advocates
and some that posted hard data to analyze; I believe that
I agree with this wholeheartedly, and I didn't mean to dismiss the other
factors as much as I posted since I was trying to give Mike something that he
could easily test for himself to see the difference in the fuel.
Todd Smith
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Sounds good to me, except I only buy parts for cars that even Kaleb would pass
on and then about once a year.
Todd
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I think you all know I am going to freshen up the web page making it a
I talked to him on Wed and was shipping out some parts for me. He also posted
Wed night about some site update.
Todd
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Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 6:13 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject:
What are you planning for the P-pump? The Bosch A-Pump on my F-150 4BT
conversion works pretty well, but P-pumps rock!
Todd
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From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley
The part that scares me is there were two inline pumps in the
buy my 617 IP?
Smith, Todd wrote:
What are you planning for the P-pump? The Bosch A-Pump on my F-150 4BT
conversion works pretty well, but P-pumps rock!
I got a spectacular deal on it for $800.
Was going to convert a first gen to P-pump, but like so many of my projects it
never happened
Curt,
My truck is a 97 F-150 extended cab w/3rd door 2WD that was from the Carolinas
until the Triton 4.6L died and a I paid a mechanic who cheated me to install a
Cummins 3.9L I4 4BT from a large outdoor forklift in the rust-free body. I had
to fix all of the things that he did wrong so it is
http://www.4btswaps.com is the usual location and they talk about many
different diesel swaps. A very common swap right now since the supply of
Frito-Lay 4BT trucks is drying up is gutting the Isuzu NPR box truck for the
Isuzu 4BD engine. The Isuzu 4BD has characteristics similar to the
I certainly thought that the link was very interesting and hopefully the graph
presented is accurate. I know that Frybrid is well respected and I assume
until proven otherwise that they are honest. The graph that I saw from a
soybean farmer seemed to show that at 180 deg F that the oil that
Mitch,
That was me, I needed an alternator for my Toyota beater and the belt is heavy
and thick and seems to be a good quality. I would order another one if I
needed it.
Todd Smith
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Sent:
All flex-fuel vehicles are designed to run any alcohol blend, including ethanol
or methanol or butanol at high percentages. The fuel system is made with
alcohol compatible materials and many systems include oxygenation sensors to
better meter the fuel by its oxygen content to set injectors and
One of my many interests is Wood Gas also known as producer gas and Wayne Keith
who is featured in the article is one of the more impressive advocates for Wood
Gas. A couple of pretty good lists for WoodGas is the WoodGas forum at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WoodGas and a similar list for
You don't HAVE to use the gas in a ICE, you can simply burn the gas for process
heat and you and you can get a few stoves that use gasification principles they
are vastly more efficient than conventional combustion stoves.
Todd
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The ones that I have seen are called Tarm but yes, I am somewhat familiar with
those systems. There is an article that I would have to find that a couple in
NE with a 100 year old Cape Cod house using oil fired radiator heat that
installed a gasifer to cut costs. They left the oil burner as a
The Tarm/Garn and others like it heat a very large amount of water like 400-500
gallons as a heat sink and they depending on demand and weather might only fire
once every three days in the summer, more in the winter but 24 hour run times
pretty common.
ROI is a hard problem to crack but it
Isn't this the reason that Dr. Marshall Booth bought his lifelong string of
Mercedes after his first wife was killed in a car crash? He looked around and
found the safest car that he could buy and that turned out to be Mercedes.
Todd Smith
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From:
Curt,
You are correct in almost every way, we did have this discussion ~2 years ago
and No, it is NOT a converted gas engine. Oldsmobile DID try testing in 1974 a
modified 5.7L Rocket spark-ignition engine by removing the spark plugs and
distributor and adding a belt-driven injector pump. It
Curt,
The first year of production for the 5.7L diesel was the 1979 model year and
the last year of production was the 1985 model year. Of course, you could have
picked up one in 78 as an early adopter or bought one new in 86 as a closeout.
The trucks, both Chevrolet and GMC, were available
Kaleb,
This is so very true since even Popular Science did an article in the day and
they did a series of interviews and they couldn't find a single GM technician
in their area that had been to training or had diesel compression testers or
diesel timing lights. According to the article they
This is interesting to me since I had not heard of a factory fuel-water
separator being installed. I wonder if it was a dealer-mod since GM didn't
seem to do it anywhere else. There was a sensor in the tank that would
register quantities of water in the fuel and trip a Water-in-Fuel light on
Grant,
I knew that Detroit Diesel had been part of GM during this timeframe but I
didn't realize until I looked it up that they were part of GM since 1938. The
Series 71 engines were originally designed in the '30s as their flagship
product. The Series 53 engine was available during the 70's
Mitch,
Why OM602? The Lincoln Continental Mark VII with the 524TD was available from
1986-1987 and that was just after the OM617 was phased out. I don't see why MB
shouldn't have sold them the OM617 platform as a reliable powerplant unless it
was for emission reasons.
Todd
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I don't dispute any of this, my 85 300CD was obviously a OM617 and I haven't
driven a OM60x but I don't know if MB would have sold their premium engine
technology to a competitor I just looked up the M21 I6 BMW diesel and it was
available in Europe as early as 1983 so it would have still be
If it were closer then I think that I would jump on that.
Todd Smith
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Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 11:14
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] Speaking
Snook,
http://www.mondellotwister.com/ sells performance parts for Oldsmobile engines
and have the source for many race or street-rod conversions of Olds Diesel to
Gas high-performance engines. The blocks being thicker casting as well as
having a higher nickel content and 4 bolt mains make a
I have to agree with Peter, used Filter Queen from eBay or Craigslist is a good
buy. Several years ago, a Filter Queen rep talked my wife into a demo of the
unit and we both had to be there and if we demoed the unit then some crystal
doodad that my wife wanted was free to us. It was an
One of the lists that I subscribe to Woodgas@Yahoogroups is full of people who
build and operate Woodgas gasifiers on vehicles. You can read more at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WoodGas/join Some of the appeal is that
gasifiers can produce engine-grade gas from almost any type of biomass,
Dan,
More than a few people who are interested in Woodgas tend to be closet
survivalists but certainly not all. My plan to survive the Cataclysm is to be
at Ground Zero when it happens. :) Many people on the list are interested in
cutting their fuel costs or in preserving the environment.
Mitch,
I am sorry if this sounds stupid, but did you post this link? I try not to
click links that just appear in an email unless I know their source. I need to
look up some VIN numbers for a used car or two that I am looking at so this may
fit the bill if it is legit.
Todd Smith
I appreciate the information since I am trying to replace my Toyota daily
driver beater with a slightly less beater vehicle and so I might need several
autocheck runs.
Todd
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In the
Thanks,
Todd
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