On 11/25/2011 1:40 AM, Peter Johansson wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 1:09 AM, V G<x.solarwind.x@gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Very cool. I wish I could make something like that from start to finish.
>>
>> That way, in a post apocalyptic world, I'd be able to build my own
>> crude methane powered buggy like in Mad Max.
> I have seen lawnmower engines powered from basic homebrew digesters,
> as well as videos of automobiles powered with biogas during WW-II.  In
> a post-apocalyptic world, you would probably have no shortage of
> engines to work with.  The trick, I imagine, would be building a
> carburetor for a more efficient engine.
>
> -p.
In my experience in the model airplane world a lot of folks can build a=20
workable engine, but very few can build a usable carburetor.
The same can be said about ignition systems. With model airplane engines=20
the ignition problem can be side stepped by using methanol based fuel=20
and glow plugs.



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"The man who complains about the way the
ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it."
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