Tailgate .... http://www.ford.com/en/ourVehicles/environmentalVehicles/ethanolVehicles.htm
There are links from there to check which models/years. James Slayden On Sat, 7 Dec 2002, Kim & Garth Travis wrote: > What year Rangers? What do you mean by 'gate'? > Bright Blessings, > Kim > > James Slayden wrote: > > > Robert, > > > > A good many of the Ford Rangers are already set up as FFV's, might want > to > > check to see if you model is one. Ususlly there is a little plack on > the > > gate that has a highway and a greenleaf. But I would check with a > model > > database online to verify for sure. If it is an FFV it will allow you > to > > run E-85, ie. 85% ethanol - 15% gas. Then you could blend your own. > > > > James Slayden > > > > On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, robert luis rabello wrote: > > > > > Hello everyone! > > > > > > I now live a little over 40 km away from work, and during my > drive > > > home tonight I was mulling over the whole idea of using ethanol as a > > > fuel for my 2.3 liter Ford Ranger. The problem with distillation, > aside > > > from legality issues, stems from the energy required to adequately > > > separate ethanol from water. So I did a little bit of math in my > head: > > > > > > My truck uses 1 liter of gasoline for roughly every 10 > kilometers of > > > travel. That's a little more than 3 kw of energy--most of which (at > > > least 50%) ends up in either the coolant or the exhaust. For every > 10 > > > kilometers I drive, I have at least 1 500 watts of "throw away" > energy > > > available in the form of heat. > > > > > > Let's pretend for a moment that I have a tank of fermented > "beer" > > > and a tank of water onboard. The water will be pumped to the front > of > > > my truck and run through a transmission cooler to lower its > > > temperature. The "beer", on the other hand, gets pumped through a > heat > > > exchanger connected to the hottest part of my truck's radiator. (If > I > > > need more heat, I can use the exhaust header.) > > > > > > By designing a "zig zag", or coiled stripping column (using the > > > cooled water to regulate temperature), I could separate the ethanol > and > > > return the tailings to the "beer" tank. (In fact, I COULD use my > engine > > > to drive a vacuum pump that would allow lower temperature operation > > > too!) The ethanol can run through another transmission cooler which > > > acts as a condenser, and from there into the truck's main fuel tank. > > > > > > It's "distillation as you drive"! > > > > > > Perhaps I need some sleep right now. . . > > > > > > Has anyone experimented with ethanol using oversized injectors > on a > > > computer controlled multi port fuel injection engine? > > > > > > robert luis rabello > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > > > Biofuels list archives: > > > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > > > > > 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 the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Biofuels list archives: > > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > > > 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 the Yahoo! Terms of Service > > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > 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 the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/
