I’m sorry, I was thinking the 180 degree crank was 360 degree firing. I ment odd firing engine.Does that engine have a 180 degree even firing crank?
I remember a few years back chevy was talking about making hybrid work trucks and van that would get the equivalent of “100 mpg” but then i never heard about it again. They advertised you can use the truck as a generator to run even 240v welders and run power tools in remote location. For a minute i thought i was actually gonna buy a chevy, but It never came out. I think in reality they didnt get better mpg or something.The only thing that makes any sense is Hybrids. I was dead set against them. But, they seem to have proven themselves in automobile’s. In trucks, I think they should work if they can build them stout enough to handle a good load.
But, lots of people are not able to afford one. And I don’t want to think about servicing it when it breaks down.
"Can't get something for nothing", or as bubba said, "no free lunch" still applies. If the battery is charged by the engine it's a break even deal at best. If I recall correctly, Toyota was working on a system that converted braking energy to electric. Some city busses somewhere too attempted to convert inertia reduction (braking) into turning a heavy flywheel which then put the energy back into the wheels on restart. Braking action was too unpredictable and it never got off the ground as far as I know. If reducing inertia could be converted to something other than heat it would be a net gain, but not easy to effect in the real world of daily driving.I remember a few years back chevy was talking about making hybrid work trucks and van that would get the equivalent of “100 mpg” but then i never heard about it again. They advertised you can use the truck as a generator to run even 240v welders and run power tools in remote location. For a minute i thought i was actually gonna buy a chevy, but It never came out. I think in reality they didnt get better mpg or something.
Its their burps that contain methane. CSIRO in Australia has been working on feedstock made from seaweed to reduce it. I worked on CNG LNG converted Diesel engines for busses and trucks. We got up to 40% thermal efficiency from some of them, almost as good as the diesels. They had the torque you wanted, ran smooth and quiet. Methane can come from renewable sources like rubbish dumps, piggery waste etc. Its a good fuel, burning it actually reduces it greenhouse numbers. Hydrogen is being touted as the saviour of the plant, it is surrounded by difficulties and unless your electricity is virtually free, its not cheap. I run LPG which is another alternative, not as good as Methane, but much easier to handle the storage. Down here in Australia we had 10 years of anti climate change from our conservative idiots, now we have MUCH work to do to get to the federaal and most states greenhouse targets of carbon neutral by 2030. You guys had your idiot GOP doing the same, so you have a lot of change to work through.What's the largest component of clean burning natural gas? Methane. What produces tons of methane? Cows. Cows are renewable. So, cars running on cow farts makes sense. Now I've got to get Biden on board. Bovine Motors will be as big as Tesla in a decade.
Going to give propane/LPG a try on the 67f100 short box. Have all the equipment I have gathered up over the past few years.With LPG, compression can be increased.
I believe LPG has an octane rating of 104 to 112 (R+M)/2.
I been thinking about this year’s back and do have a mixer and vaporizer someplace.
The biggest cost would be a DOT approved tank. I abandoned the project years ago because of cost and the price of gasoline was still fairly reasonable. But we never know.
The good thing with my truck is I’m no longer required to do safety inspection in my state. So, converting is not an issue. But fueling up could be tough in some areas.
Another thing is LPG is a dry gas. It has no lubrication properties and the head will need hardened seats or inserts and valves that can withstand dry fuels.
There is also engine oils specifically for LPG & CNG engines.
Still thinking about a conversion, but right now it’s not cost effective.