F150 V6 OBD2 on wood gas

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#1

go to youtube and search seanfrench1

for this video

Woodgas 2003 F150 v6 Driveonwood.com

This is a version of Wayne’s design that gets a bunch of performance out of a full sized extended cab pickup truck. The video is long and boring. The significance is that the temperature on the grate is stable at about 1450 F and the gas out of the gasifier 800 F and then the gas out of the heat exchanger is 130 F and those temps just sit there while other gasifiers just keep climbing until they burn out.

#2

Hello Woody and Sean,

You boys have that V-6 going down the road !!!
This younger generation is nipping at our hills; there have been a couple of videos go up today to prove it.

Looks like you and Sean have no excuse to miss the Indiana wood gas blast.

BBB

#3

Sean:

I’m trying to decide on a truck. Have you had issues with the OBDII trouble codes? Worried dealing with those might make it difficult in Texas at inspection time. I know AL has no inspection, don’t know about the issues where you are. Thanks!

#4

Martin,

Wood gas does not pollute. It does affect the sensors and it will ruin them if it gets in contact with some of them.

#5

Woody, I applaud your three different point temperature revelations as it is the very first time I believe that has ever been done. Concrete operating ranges gives all of us coming up the ranks a snub our nose much less experience. The leaders of this movement have really thick nose callouses.

#6

We found out it was not good to run blind cause you burn more than just wood. No callouses just a red butt once in a while due to frustration. We got beat up from all the free advice. Tuff way to learn. Hint hint…

#7

Woody:

I was not referring to pollution so much as OBDII Trouble Codes for whatever reason - have those been a problem for you, or do you have some workarounds?

#8

I don’t know yet.