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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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
Steve-T’s approach…
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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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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Wouldn’t just about ANY kind of gasifier automatically qualify for the steam punk look?
Pete Stanaitis
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Hi Tom, I last I heard Patrick was getting his family out of South Africa and moving to Australia.
Bob
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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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Welcome to Australia Patrick and family . i hope you will soon be gasifying in one way or another .
Dave
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