So for the couple years running it avg about 600mpg?
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Yes, for hybriding and short trips that don’t justify lighting up.
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Four years in a couple days since the first lightup of the Mazda gasifier and about 20,000 miles.
This is the first time I open up the hopper barrel lid. It started to rust through over a year ago and I’ve patched it with silicone several times, but the time has come to replace it.
I thought this would be a good time to lift the funnel/inner wall to clean the gutter area as well. I was expecting quite a mess, but it looked pretty ok.
Busting the funnel lose I discovered a small hole in it. By the time I had ripped the whole thing out I relised I need a new one.
So, now I know what to play with tomorrow - mounting the filler lid to a new barrel lid and make a new funnel/inner wall. Fun, fun.
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20,000 miles in 4 years? I think that funnel and lid earned there keep very well! I was just thinking if I get 6-8 years out of mine barring rust (you know that whole living in a rainforest problem we have) I would be very very happy!
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Marcus, of course outside moisture is a problem, but I believe the acidic enviroment inside the hopper does most of the work.
As long as we can replace junk with fresh junk we´re ok 
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Thanks to my junk collecting habits I got junk to spare! Don’t think I have bought anything for the chunker yet… And junk I have had for years is suddenly more and more useful in the gassification world. If I had space I would still have a lot of other junk laying around that I regret scrapping long ago
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I think we all have heard the definition of junk as the stuff we keep around for years and then get rid of it a week before we need it. 
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I have said those words a few times 
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Wow, I thought I was the only one suffering from that.
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I don’t think I’ve ever gotten rid of anything Don. If you think I’m lying call my wife.
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Took advantage of all 4 hours of acceptable daylight today.
I visited a guy only a few hundered yards from here and asked to buy one of his old barrels he’s been storing for years. He told me the price was taking him for a woodgas ride later on. I accepted
Back home I emptied a gallon of thinner? Filled the barrel up with water before cutting a new funnel and inner wall, installed the filler lid and made a new seal.
Left the silicone to dry over night and tomorrow I’ll make an umbrella, install the lid and paint it.
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Jo, one provocative question, are you going to replace the worn-out part of the gasifier with the “original” spare part, or will it get any improvement? 
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Tone, no further improvements at this stage. It runs so very reliable as is.
What I would like to do long term, is widen the air path of the heat exchanger some. It’s a little bit tight and it affects high end power. But, with the Volvo Sunday car so eager to stretch its legs, the Mazda puckup is only used for shorter trips around home, in the woods, hauling things and such.
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Hmm I never realized your filler lid was so small before, I thought later I would go to a bigger one to make dumping in the 50lb feed sacks easier. I see now why in the last video you were using smaller bags, a big bag would make a mess trying to fill through that small lid!
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JO, its about time l follow your employment status. You seem to get so much done and have so much time to do it 
Marcus, small lids, small leaks is a saying l like to follow. My pure charcoal gasifiers had only a 5" lid. Way easyer to seal and open if it gets tary.
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That funnel is a work of art JO. Your drill looks exactly like my 12 volt Milwaukee. What brand is that? I am always curious about tools from different places. According to reviews I’ve seen, it seems like all the excellent hand tools, like locking pliers, adjustable wrenches, stuff like that, are coming out of Germany. Admittedly at a premium price.
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Aha, I had a question about the lit. Thanks Kristijan, you just answered it.
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Fueling up is ok. Downside is you have to manually push wood to the sides if you want the hopper 100% full.
On the + side you can use a permanent umbrella under most of the barrel lid.
I’m beginning to understand now why retired people always say they’ve never been as busy 
It’s a Meec. 12V Lion. Rebranded for sure. It’s says Sweden, but I doubt it. All Jula-stores all over the country sell Meec as their own low price brand.
It’s the best drill I’ve ever owned though. I had it for 8-10 years and I use it all the time. Still as good as new. Batteries too.
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Nothing like watching paint dry. When I worked in oil change shops years ago if a motor was cold and needed an oil change in winter the shop manager would always be trying to rush us along to get the next vehicle in, they would come out and say what’s taking so long!? As the drain plug was in my hand and oil was coming out thick and slow, our shop saying to him was “hurry up and wait!”
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