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50 hp , 20 kw electric, 60 kw heat. Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home Automation - http://www.webconx.com/x10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (212) 894-3704 x3154 - voicemail/fax We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. -- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Zarbo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 2:28 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Diesel Vehicles: Where? > For Robert (or anyone else who might have thought about it..) > Which of these diesels would y'all want to use to power a generator large > enough to power a typical American home? (My 'typical'? home=approx 30-80 > KWh/daily consumption) I'd like it to provide enough power to run the home, > and any excess would either go into a battery bank, or out to the grid if I > can get TECO to install a 'netmeter'. > Thanks y'all :) > -Tim Z > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "robert luis rabello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 12:12 PM > Subject: Re: [biofuel] Diesel Vehicles: Where? > > > > > > > > Tim Zarbo wrote: > > > > > Jim, > > > There are several American diesel vehicles--off the top of my head-Dodge > > > trucks are available with a Cumin's 5.9l, Ford trucks and vans are > available > > > with fords "PowerStroke" -not sure what displacement though, > > > > It's 7.4 liters, and will cost you almost $10 000 in Canadian money. > > > > > > > and Chevy also > > > makes a diesel engine, but from what I've heard, Chevy's is not so > reliable > > > as either the cumin's nor the ford versions. > > > > General Motors has partnered with Isuzu for their new "Duramax" turbo > > diesel. It's quite lovely, if you're into diesels, and I spoke to someone > who > > owns one last night. He said it's been reliable as a rock, and that the > fuel > > economy has been pretty good. (Roughly 10 km / liter, which is what my > 2.3 > > liter gas engine gets in a much smaller Ford Ranger.) Further, he claimed > it > > has "gobs of torque"--something like 500 foot pounds at 1 800 rpm. > > > > The older GM diesels began life as a design for gasoline engines. > They were > > quiet, and some of the people who own them believe their reputation was > > undeserved. Most of the trouble related to head cracking, gasket failure > and > > injector pump malfunctions. > > > > The Ford "Powerstroke" is actually an International Harvester engine. > It's > > the biggest of all the domestic diesels, and from the experience of > someone I > > know who's driven one for a period of time, it's rather gluttonous in the > fuel > > economy department. > > > > My wife's cousin owns a Dodge Ram with the Cummins turbo diesel, and > he's > > quite happy with it. That's not been the experience of others we've known > > who've bought similar trucks, but maybe they've worked the bugs out of the > thing > > by now. > > > > Ford used to put a 2.3 liter Mitsubishi turbo diesel in the Ranger > trucks > > during the 1980s. I nearly bought one two years ago, but I needed > something > > newer and reliable. I've heard nothing but good things from people who've > owned > > that engine. > > > > Chevrolet also had a small displacement diesel (probably an Isuzu) > that can > > be found in old Chevettes. I'm sure you can locate these and other small > > engines in a wrecking yard. > > > > robert luis rabello > > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/2001 > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
