On 27/01/2020 19:07, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:26:28 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

On 27/01/2020 17:08, Chris Hogg wrote:

simpler to change the carburetor on an existing vehicle. Our workshop
technician did that to his car during the petrol rationing of 1973,
and ran his car on propane. SU carb, IIRC; he just bored out the jet
and machined a fatter needle, although I doubt that modern carbs are
that simple to DIY modify, but modified carbs would be available
commercially.

cars dont have carbs anymore

Really? I didn't know that! I've driven a diesel for so long I'm
obviously way out of touch! LOL. But even replacing the fuel feed
system, whatever it's called and however it works, would be simpler
and cheaper than buying a batterymobil.

not so sufuel injection is designed to cope with liquid fuel.
The injectors can wear a bit before the fuel starts seeping through.
Hydrogen gets thrugh the smallest of cracks.

Seriously it is onlyt reall useful in a fuel cell context: as a burnable
fuel its pants. Only rockets use it for that reason.




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