[Gasification] Engine for Gasifier

[David G. LeVine]

>Concerning rebuilding... one can get these engines for very little...
>say $200. Thats cheaper than China. ;-)Probably the most cost effective
>solution is to simply use the engine "as is" and junk it when it needs
>significant repair.

That works.  I was worried that it would be a big bucks replacement 
(which is not very desirable.)

>Wow!! Thanks for the site URL. There is alot of info there. Would you
>have any idea of what a Megasquirt System would cost for such an engine?

$356.00 for a fully assembled Megasquirt I SMD V3.  $430 for a 
MS-II.  See 
http://www.diyautotune.com/catalog/megasquirt-complete-c-25.html for 
one supplier (there are quite a few.)  You can save about $100, if my 
memory is good, by buying a full kit.

>Some automotive ECU's advance teh spark to the point where it is "too
>much", and then "back off a bit." Would you know if most ECU's do this,
>or perhaps only some later models?

1.) That is higher end vehicles and later vehicles.

2.) even those have an upper limit in case the knock sensor fails.

> > Yes, it could, or dropped back to NO gasoline once the woodgas was running.
>
>I was concerned that there would be a requirement for a gasoline
>percentage, simply to cool the injectors, and prevent them from gumming up

Possibly, but the injectors are before the intake valves (as opposed 
to diesels where they are inside the combustion chamber) and should 
not need much IF the gas is cooled and detarred.

>Thanks very much for your helpful comments.

You're welcome.  Hope it helped.


David G. LeVine
Nashua, NH  03060