Ok thanks MARTIN S- i remember a friend of my dad from pontiac motors factory- moved to chilli-i think after he retired-partily for the mild weather–do they tax retirement check’s there, how is the inflation rate been since coved went around the world- ours inflation rate has went through the roof.or around 35% hike on every thing in nesesity. but when you ssa check is small anyway- it dont make up for all the other inflation-so well.I gess i luckey i can work off jobs to make up for the inflation, and dump few thousand into wood gas truck and fix my welder.If i wassent retired,i would not have the extra time needed to build wood gas projects as i have been anyway. Do you have wood gas vehicle yet-or building one.?
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Just a big hole off the edge of the road not a sink hole. Windy mountain roads, that particular spot from center line to fog line is 8’3", truck is 8’ wide no room for error as it was and the shoulder of the road the asphalt is rotten and just crumbled away
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I hear you Kevin. There is inflation here too. The gov’t claims only couple of percent but it feels more like 10%. We’re getting shrinkflation now - foods normally sold by the liter or kilogram, are now 900ml or 900gm. Sneaky.
I get SS from the USA and that is not taxed. I do have an added wrinkle in that I have to convert dollars to Chilean pesos. Luckily for me, the dollar has been strong relative to the peso lately, so that offsets some of the Chilean inflation. I worry though that the dollar is ultimately going to collapse. 30 trillion in gov’t debt is unsustainable. You also have the BRICS gaining momentum. It won’t happen overnight, but a few years from now I fear the worst.
But inflation is everywhere. COVID policies destroyed supply lines (and round 2 is apparently in the works). Also, it doesn’t help when gov’ts attack the supply side. Fossil fuels and pipelines in the US, farmers in the Netherlands, fossil fuel electrical production everywhere…
I haven’t yet started work on a wood gas vehicle. I’m still working out the wrinkles in a generator system. I have an old Jeep Cherokee that could ultimately be converted once I get everything down pat. But I have been also exploring turning it into an electric vehicle. I have a mountain stream with a small hydro system on it. Because I would only use the Jeep to make trips to town every other week, it would be perfect. But wood gas would be much cheaper to implement. Decisions, decisions.
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Was going to put this in the not wood gas video thread but am putting it here. Uncle Tony is a motor mouth but the things he is saying in the video is exactly how I perceive things. Worth the watch.
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Great video Tom, this guy is smart and I agree with him. My concern with his view on replacing parts on problematical cars is that the government won’t allow it. For example, a simpler engine might not have the same emissions output as the engine it replaces and as such runs afoul of regulations. Never underestimate the ability of governments to f*#k things up. I wish the gov’t was logical, but it is populated by a bunch of self serving psychopaths. Rant off. 
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Rant approved 
one of many reasons I choose older vehicles that are emissions exempt. 27 years old in Washington I think it is now? It is not uncommon for people to carburetor swap fuel injected engines to bypass all the crap, of course not easy to do on everything but an option if your willing to twist wrenches and have some fun
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I’d love nothing more than to distributor and carb swap this 4.3L. I think it would solve a few problems regarding woodgas. Unfortunately I gotta wait til the truck is 20 before I go messing with emissions stuff.
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Cody your 4.3L V-6 is not the same as the earlier.
Still possible to go carburated with a non-computer ignition.
Tone on his tractor made up a right angle gear drive ignition distributor.
Swede J. Lindel (sp) grafted in a six cylinder distributor out of a Volvo car only using every other cap terminal for his three cylinder tractor.
Both used small metal turning lathe work to do these.
I’ve seen early model distrubutor lower driven ends grafted onto late model electronic upper ends.
I’d go with a flywheel crank triggered system. Using an MSD amplifier controller.
The real difficulty is the across the board electronically shifted automatic transmissions. And those factory controllers integrated in as a Powertrain Control Module. Not seeing spec engine inputs within programmed limits it will not give you the gear changes.
Maybe you are lucky? Off-road racing solutions for some GM granny’s I think.
S.U.
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I “think” Codys truck has a 4l60e, there are many stand alone computers for those. But they do share the all so common sbc/bbc bellhousing. 200r4, 700r4, th350, th400, nv3500, nv4500, sm420, sm465, many many options to bolt up to that engine. some vacuum modulator control, some electronic kick down, some full manual control, then all the manual transmissions. Its like Legos for adults haha
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Marcus I think my truck was the very last manual transmission generation. I still haven’t checked the firewall for a witness mark. Would be fun to have a 5 speed, might do better in liquid fuel economy. The 4.3 would never stress out an NV3500 either.
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Older vehicles have another advantage. God forbid, but the electromagnetic pulse from a nuclear weapon will probably fry the electronics in modern cars. I didn’t worry much about this scenario until recently, when it appeared that the West is determined to get into a confrontation with Russia over the Ukraine. Another example of psychopathic behavior by our leaders. I guess today I’m making sure I get on some gov’t watch list. Can’t seem to keep my big mouth shut. 
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Welcome to the club buddy 
I just hope my overwatch laughs at the memes I post elswhere
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One of my little 2nd cousins(once removed) is taking welding in school. I sure wish they had welding in high school when I was growing up. Only trades I had as options was masonry and carpentry. I was in the Early College class so I wasn’t allowed to take electives anyways.
I told their dad I’d be willing to let them do some practice welding, I’ve got plenty of scrap metal I can turn into coupons, and let his little brother learn too if they want.
I need to see how well my new Vevor welder does with stick electrodes.
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Anyone have a good recipe; or use for collected up dead hornets and wasps??
Only one of four traps around the house porches. Raw meats baited.
Very productive this year.
Steve Unruh
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I hear Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum wants people to eat bugs to save the planet. Maybe he has a few good ones.
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Should be good on plants, or compost.
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Chickhens wuld love them. Maybe boil tkem to kill the venom. Otherwise, l plan to make something similar for bugs when l get my fish pond going but l dont think you got fish?
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just another reason to live in what’s left of the usa…no emission tests here. no building permits. etc…p.s. don’t tell anyone please.
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