[SEL] OT, completely: Hydrogen as a fuel for personal autos

[Tony & Jackie]

Elden,
I've been toying with the idea of putting a small diesel in an old 
S-10 or Ranger pickup.  Also had plans for a 4-53 Detroit in my old 
crew cab, but that fell through long ago.  I love anything 
"oil-burner" related.  I used to have a couple diesel VW Rabbits and 
would love to get another.  Unfortunately the prices for them have 
more than doubled since gas hit $3.00 a gallon.  Used to be you could 
find one with a blown head gasket for a couple hundred bucks.  Now 
even the broken ones are $700-800 at the very least.  Guess we're not 
alone in our thinking...

I can't help but laugh when I hear some eco-greenie idiot preaching 
how his stupid hybrid gets 40+ MPG.  FOOL, I have a car that was made 
25 YEARS AGO that gets 50 mpg.  It has the versatility to also be 
able run on heating oil, motor oil, vegetable oil, or any other low 
viscosity oil you can possibly throw in it.

-Tony (fellow diesel head)


At 03:57 PM 1/14/2008, you wrote:
>Orrin:
>
>I must be a bit ahead of the curve.  In 1978, I put a 154 Cubic inch 
>Perkins Diesel in a 1950 Chevy sedan and, after adding a turbo and 
>overdrive, I once got 44mpg with it.  Usually, I got between 36 and 
>40 mpg depending on how I drove it.
>
>Now, we have a VW Jetta TDI and it regularly gets 44 mpg.  Once, it 
>got almost 48 mpg.  I could live with about half the power in that 
>little wagon and get a LOT better mileage.
>
>I think you're right.  Our pols have their heads stuffed right there 
>where the sun don't shine and are pandering to the gas guzzlers.
>
>Take care - Elden