On Fri, 26 May 2006 14:29:02 -0400, john
wrote:



MikeMandaville wrote:
Keven got it. It's wood gas. It's the same process as
charcoal-making. When making wood gas, charcoal is the by-product.
When making charcoal, wood gas is the by-product. The key to using
wood gas as an automotive fuel seems to be to filter it properly. I
would be afraid that I might tear up my engine, because of imperfect
filtering.



I remember in an old ( 1955?)popular mechanics mag, someone had a
gasoline engine running on powdered coal, probably not very long though.

John

Which reminds me of the verious German attempts at the turn of the
19th century to develop motors that would run on gun powder.

Gunner

"If thy pride is sorely vexed when others disparage your offering, be
as lamb's wool is to cold rain and the Gore-tex of Odin's raiment
is to gull**** in the gale, for thy angst shall vex them not at
all. Yea, they shall scorn thee all the more. Rejoice in
sharing what you have to share without expectation of adoration,
knowing that sharing your treasure does not diminish your treasure
but enriches it."

- Onni 1:33