# Gasifier water problem
**URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/gasifier-water-problem/4232
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [December 3, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/gasifier-water-problem/4232 "2018-12-03T14:16:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@trikebuilder57](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/trikebuilder57)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/gasifier-water-problem/4232/21 "2018-12-03T23:07:47Z")
The 48 is the silver one in the picture that I did 3 yrs. ago. I am now starting a 46 that I am modernizing the drive train(fuel injected 302, auto trans) and nice interior, but rat rodding the outside. I am thinking about gasifing it if I can come up with a steampunk look for the gasifier to match the rat-rod look.
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### Author:  [@Terry\_Lavictoire](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Terry_Lavictoire)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2018, 12:38am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/gasifier-water-problem/4232/22 "2018-12-04T00:38:03Z")
Hello Huntress,
Lotsa things you can do… First off are you Coastal or Interior?
That can make a big difference in drying wood and keeping dry enough to use.
As Steve said, you will have much waste heat coming off that engine…
Patrick Johnson took this approach
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S74mUB2KPJ8)
Steve-T’s approach…
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9FS2XYou1I)
More information on you’re particulars would be helpful… There are several ways of going about this. I’m assuming its stationary and will be in a shelter? Are ya off grid? Etc.
TerryL
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### Author:  [@Xoie](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Xoie)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2018, 1:44am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/gasifier-water-problem/4232/23 "2018-12-04T01:44:36Z")
like this here is my rat rod with imbert gasifier =)
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### Author:  [@TomC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/TomC)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/gasifier-water-problem/4232/24 "2018-12-04T16:40:48Z")
thank you for posting Patric’s system–I had not seen that one. I wonder how Patric is doing. I hope he resolved his problems and was able to stay and work in the mill he create. TomC
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### Author:  [@spaco](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/spaco)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/gasifier-water-problem/4232/25 "2018-12-04T23:19:10Z")
Wouldn’t just about ANY kind of gasifier automatically qualify for the steam punk look?
## Pete Stanaitis
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### Author:  [@Bobmac](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Bobmac)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2018, 2:12am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/gasifier-water-problem/4232/26 "2018-12-05T02:12:26Z")
Hi Tom, I last I heard Patrick was getting his family out of South Africa and moving to Australia.
Bob
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### Author:  [@Patrick1](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Patrick1)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2018, 10:07am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/gasifier-water-problem/4232/27 "2018-12-05T10:07:50Z")
Hi Bob
Yes just moved to Australia last week, been a big change. Trying to get my feet on the ground.
Yes drying wood with engine heat and exhaust does work. If Possable do the exhaust gases though a defuser, I had a few fires in my drying tumbler.
If you can rob any more heat from the engine and passs it around the wood it will also help.
Hope this helps
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### Author:  [@d100f](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/d100f)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/gasifier-water-problem/4232/28 "2018-12-06T23:16:41Z")
Welcome to Australia Patrick and family . i hope you will soon be gasifying in one way or another .
Dave
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