# Website **URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/c/website/3.md [Latest](http://forum.driveonwood.com/latest.md) · [Categories](http://forum.driveonwood.com/categories.md) · [Tags](http://forum.driveonwood.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Website category](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/about-the-website-category/2)
**Author:** [@system](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/about-the-website-category/2 "2015-01-03T18:02:18Z")
Discussion about this site, its organization, how it works, and how we can improve it. --- ## [Bug Reports Go Here](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/bug-reports-go-here/53)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 9:56am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/bug-reports-go-here/53 "2025-12-09T09:56:56Z")
Post your bugs here as you find them. --- ## [Discourse Quick Start Guide](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/discourse-quick-start-guide/19)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/discourse-quick-start-guide/19 "2015-02-25T19:53:30Z")
\##Welcome to the Drive On Wood community. Transitioning from the old site? Read the Drupal Migration Guide. \[You will also receive a PM from the system with this info. It has been added here for easy reference.\] Keep … --- ## [Welcome to the community!](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/welcome-to-the-community/8)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/welcome-to-the-community/8 "2015-01-03T18:02:22Z")
If you’re new to the site, start here, and welcome! We’re glad you could join us. This is the Drive On Wood community forum. You’ll find a lot of information and good discussion about wood gasification here, and you can… --- ## [Major site update complete](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/major-site-update-complete/8603)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/major-site-update-complete/8603 "2026-06-16T23:35:33Z")
We’ve just been through a major version upgrade (actually several). Some interface options may have shifted or changed, so take a minute to get your bearings. Hopefully I can keep things updated a little more often now. … --- ## [Keeping the Peace](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/keeping-the-peace/44)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/keeping-the-peace/44 "2026-01-31T20:49:58Z")
You are now part of the most peaceful, focused and results oriented woodgas forum in internet history. This is not an accident, and we need your help to keep it this way. Here are some of the peacekeeping tools at your d… --- ## [Forum Rules / Terms of Service](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/forum-rules-terms-of-service/353)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/forum-rules-terms-of-service/353 "2026-01-31T20:05:51Z")
Hi everyone, thought it would be good idea to put this up. http://www.driveonwood.com/terms/ --- ## [IMPORTANT: Price increase, member discount](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/important-price-increase-member-discount/8393)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 12:07am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/important-price-increase-member-discount/8393 "2026-01-17T00:07:53Z")
Due to inflation and price increases across the board, we are going to have to raise membership prices this year. We’ve never raised the price once in 13 years until now. According to the official US inflation calculat… --- ## [Website restored](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/website-restored/8288)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/website-restored/8288 "2025-09-15T16:37:51Z")
Like it never happened… the spam attack has been rolled back. We time traveled back to yesterday’s posts. Some legit posts may have been lost, for which I apologize… Moving forward all new users will have to be approved … --- ## [AI Generated Spam](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/ai-generated-spam/8227)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/ai-generated-spam/8227 "2025-05-12T22:35:49Z")
Just got our first AI spammer, on this thread: I deleted the account, but I wanted to post this to raise awareness. Look at the quality of the post. It’s well written, sounds like a real person, with intelligent remar… --- ## [About Memberships and preordering](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/about-memberships-and-preordering/214)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/about-memberships-and-preordering/214 "2025-01-30T14:38:41Z")
I was asked this recently and I should clarify for everyone. If you preorder Wayne’s book or buy a membership in the preorder period, we won’t start counting the time period until the book is ready. It’s only fair. So th… --- ## [How to get updates if DOW ever goes down](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/how-to-get-updates-if-dow-ever-goes-down/2894)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/how-to-get-updates-if-dow-ever-goes-down/2894 "2024-10-18T20:44:23Z")
Just a reminder to everyone, if / when the site goes down temporarily for whatever reason, I will post site status messages to this email list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/driveonwood Please subscribe, and s… --- ## [Site Maintenance!](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/site-maintenance/4766)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/site-maintenance/4766 "2024-10-18T19:43:13Z")
Hi folks, we’re moving the site to a new server. We’ll stay online the whole time, but in read-only mode - no posting or messaging, just reading. Any post you would be able to make would be lost anyhow… this way is easie… --- ## [Which carb to use](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/which-carb-to-use/7995)
**Author:** [@rusty](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/rusty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 1:59am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/which-carb-to-use/7995 "2024-09-24T01:59:09Z")
Hey yall, Im woodgassifing a chev 350 and it currently has a non functioning 4 barrel rochester quadrajet that has small primaries and large secondaries. It needs to be replaced. Which type of carb is best for wood gas? … --- ## [Editing old posts / Updating links](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/editing-old-posts-updating-links/7394)
**Author:** [@sbowman](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/sbowman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/editing-old-posts-updating-links/7394 "2023-07-01T17:10:11Z")
I am moving project videos to YouTube and need to change links to videos in my project thread. How do I edit old posts in order to update the links? --- ## [Safety considerations](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/safety-considerations/266)
**Author:** [@lopsidedmike](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/lopsidedmike)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 11:33am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/safety-considerations/266 "2023-05-03T11:33:05Z")
I would like to add a few comments and ideas on safety concerns in the design of our builds. First a little bit about my past. I spent most of my life earning my keep trucking. And a good part of this time was spent tran… --- ## [Premium Membership?](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/premium-membership/6473)
**Author:** [@SkyForum](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/SkyForum)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/premium-membership/6473 "2022-04-09T14:08:21Z")
I cannot find my details about what membership I have. What is the Premium Membership? I thought I purchased it when I joined but much of the site is unavailable to me. What am I missing? --- ## [Premium Forum Help](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/premium-forum-help/5430)
**Author:** [@bew](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/bew)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/premium-forum-help/5430 "2022-04-08T22:52:45Z")
I recently signed up for a premium account and can see the premium content (Keith gasifier build instructions), but I can’t see any forum for premium users. I sent a private message to @Chris 7 days ago, but haven’t rec… --- ## [NOTICE: New Premium Library](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/notice-new-premium-library/6263)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/notice-new-premium-library/6263 "2022-04-03T22:25:35Z")
Hey folks, We’re simplifying the Premium content a bit. This has been in the works for a very long time, and the end result will be… Only one login required! That’s right. No longer will you need to login separately to… --- ## [Website display issues](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/website-display-issues/74)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/website-display-issues/74 "2021-06-26T16:15:47Z")
Post any issues with things that don’t look right around the site, here in this topic. Continuing the discussion from Discourse Quick Start Guide: Sideways oval? OK, now I see Internet Explorer is having an issue wit… --- ## [Premium markers](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/premium-markers/5512)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 12:35am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/premium-markers/5512 "2021-01-11T00:35:20Z")
Hello everyone, Something Wayne asked me about, and I wanted to explain: It’s always been a little hard to tell who’s a Premium member and who isn’t. I just found a switch in the admin, that lets me mark Premium member… --- ## [DOW Store revamp](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/dow-store-revamp/5075)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/dow-store-revamp/5075 "2020-02-11T16:40:39Z")
Hi guys, I just spent a little while updating the DOW store. We now have a few new possibilities, and things are generally streamlined a bit better: Square now accepts international orders. I have therefore ditched Pa… --- ## [Premium section](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/premium-section/4802)
**Author:** [@Brandojesus](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Brandojesus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/premium-section/4802 "2019-10-04T17:53:28Z")
I just got the book in Monday and have read it cover to cover twice, but still more questions. Problem is I can’t figure out or find the premium members area on the website. I’m betting my build question will get answere… --- ## [Website upgrade in progress](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/website-upgrade-in-progress/4694)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/website-upgrade-in-progress/4694 "2019-10-04T16:31:37Z")
Hi folks, the website is undergoing some much needed upgrades over the next week or so. If you notice a maintenance mode page, that’s why. Disruptions are not expected to last more than a few hours at most. Updates will… --- ## [Wayne's Book](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/waynes-book/339)
**Author:** [@earthtoenergy](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/earthtoenergy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/waynes-book/339 "2019-08-24T18:04:44Z")
Do we have a guesstimation of when it will be available? --- ## [Which theme this site is running under?](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/which-theme-this-site-is-running-under/4461)
**Author:** [@mikemike](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/mikemike)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/which-theme-this-site-is-running-under/4461 "2019-04-05T13:20:28Z")
Hi, admin/Chris: I came across to your site from discourse.org, and I REALLY LIKE the layout of your site. It is VERY CLEAN and professional. I am wondering what is the theme you are using and where can I download it? … --- ## [Website thought](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/website-thought/492)
**Author:** [@DennisP](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/DennisP)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/website-thought/492 "2015-02-25T18:55:05Z")
Chris, any thought of listing forum replies latest to earliest…with all the replies lately it takes a while to scroll through older posts to see reply…especialy on a phone. Thanks and nice work, Dennis --- ## [Help us test Discord chat](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/help-us-test-discord-chat/2360)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/help-us-test-discord-chat/2360 "2017-08-31T22:52:11Z")
We’re testing out a possible replacement to Google Hangouts, if anyone is curious to try it. Discord is a relatively new chat service, currently offering voice and text chatting. Screenshare / video chats are coming soo… --- ## [Rabbit Holes and Debates](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/rabbit-holes-and-debates/3364)
**Author:** [@SteveUnruh](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/SteveUnruh)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/rabbit-holes-and-debates/3364 "2017-07-24T23:19:00Z")
And another what should be a straightforward nuts and bolts topic spun off into the strident religious-social-political dirt. O.K. "If you give a mouse a cookie . . . . he will want a glass of milk . . . Then a straw… --- ## [Don't reply to notifications](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/dont-reply-to-notifications/1440)
**Author:** [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/dont-reply-to-notifications/1440 "2017-02-24T23:41:47Z")
Just FYI guys - - you will receive many types of notifications, including emails from the site. The reply-to address is info@driveonwood.com. This comes directly to DOW headquarters, and will be answered by yours truly. … [Next page](http://forum.driveonwood.com/c/website/3.md?page=1)