JY>> It works for Corvettes, boats, and dune buggies, why not?

 AB> My thoughts as well.

Fiberglas can be very heavy, though.


 JY>> Bingo!  TTBOMK there are *no* self-serve propane refill stations
 JY>> in the US. The government probably feels that the average
 JY>> American is to dumb to fill a propane tank properly, and they're
 JY>> probably right. Witness the "20% valve" regulation
that just came

 AB> The government is too busy protecting us from outselves that we;re
 AB> getting no where.


Amen, brother, Amen!


 JY>> 84-90%, according to my Northern Tool catalogue.  A 207hp GM LPG
 JY>> engine puts put 186 hp on natural gas.  The spec sheet doesn't
 JY>> say which GM engine, though.

 AB> Thats not too bad a drop, provided you have enough cubic inches and
 AB> power to begin with. Not much of an issue if your building a purpose
 AB> built engine.

(Note to self:  Check with the Waukesha dealer in the AM.)


www.waukeshaengine.dresser.com


 JY>> How about producer gas?  a wood-powered auto..

 AB> I have a producer gas...  ;-)


...but will it produce enough to get you up the big hell in the wintertime?





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