Look up nunnikoven (or something like that) in the 74-79 time period.
He did all this (except Auburn and maybe bonneville) almost 40 years
ago. Of course, many did it during WWII. Ninnikoven sold kits.
merkuns are too impatient for the system to generate gas. They have
been trained to expect instant gratification. Glow for 30 seconds?
No TIME!!! ok, we can glow in 10 seconds. NOPE! I want to turn the
key and go.
If you get a chance, buy the magazine or look it up on the 'net next
month since it
might be there by then. This farmer seems to have simplified the
whole process.
The earlier versions turned me off too considering their complexity.
He describes a fairly long trip he made and apparently took the
necessary wood along.
There is so much data in this article, I don't have time to type it
all out. He did tell about
driving 2000 miles to the Bonneville Salt Flats and winning the
"wood gas" speed trials.
The whole article sounds too good to be true, but he names a
professor at Auburn Univ
who did a lot of testing on his rigs. You probably have a lot of
wood available at your
camp, so a project like this might be worthwhile. For me, the
critical point would be when
and if the plans become available.
Gerry
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