Heater core broken? No problem.
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FlyingVolvo
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Heater core broken? No problem.
2000 V70XC - 340,000 miles
Hilton Tune, 16T Turbo, Mototec 3" downpipe, Blue injectors, IPD Short Ram Filter, Snabb Intake Piping & RIP kit, do88 Intercooler, TME Dual Exhaust, HID Projectors, R Panels, do88 Silicone Hoses
2023 V60 T8 PE
Hilton Tune, 16T Turbo, Mototec 3" downpipe, Blue injectors, IPD Short Ram Filter, Snabb Intake Piping & RIP kit, do88 Intercooler, TME Dual Exhaust, HID Projectors, R Panels, do88 Silicone Hoses
2023 V60 T8 PE
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precopster
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Quote from article: "Mr. Prokop obtained an operating permit for his stove-car from the Swiss Technical Inspection Authority, making it perfectly legal to operate."
Didn't know the Swiss were all related!!
I can smell the hotdogs as he rounds the bend......sniff....sniff
Didn't know the Swiss were all related!!
I can smell the hotdogs as he rounds the bend......sniff....sniff
Current cars VW Transporter 2.5TDI, 2010 XC90 D5 R Design
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jblackburn
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It all makes sense when you find out how hard it is to change the heater core/blower motor on one of those. Or, for that matter, a Saab 900.
'98 S70 T5
2016 Chevy Cruze Premier
A learning experience is one of those things that says, "You know that thing you just did? Don't do that."
mercuic: Long live the tractor motor!
2016 Chevy Cruze Premier
A learning experience is one of those things that says, "You know that thing you just did? Don't do that."
mercuic: Long live the tractor motor!
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jimmy57
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He certainly shops at Wal-Mart.
Of course this is not so outlandish as odd solutions go. Volvo was a leader in onboard methane distillery powered cars during WWII. They had a platform or trailer behind with a still you loaded with barnyard and food waste to produce gas. I guess this may have lead to the phrase, "It takes a lot of shit to keep a Volvo running".
Of course this is not so outlandish as odd solutions go. Volvo was a leader in onboard methane distillery powered cars during WWII. They had a platform or trailer behind with a still you loaded with barnyard and food waste to produce gas. I guess this may have lead to the phrase, "It takes a lot of shit to keep a Volvo running".
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regent
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That's a nice one!
To expand the application of this method of converting chemical energy into heat, I can recall reading about trucks they used to build utilizing a gas-generator (which was a stove, quite a bit bigger in size than the one shown above) that burned wood; the chimney pipe went to a huge particulant filter, and then the exhaust gases (primarily unburned HCOs and CO with lots of soot and goo) were sent to the intake of a four-stroke engine - which of course didn't last too long
That was sometime between WW1 and WW2, but with current gas price trends... who knows?
To expand the application of this method of converting chemical energy into heat, I can recall reading about trucks they used to build utilizing a gas-generator (which was a stove, quite a bit bigger in size than the one shown above) that burned wood; the chimney pipe went to a huge particulant filter, and then the exhaust gases (primarily unburned HCOs and CO with lots of soot and goo) were sent to the intake of a four-stroke engine - which of course didn't last too long
That was sometime between WW1 and WW2, but with current gas price trends... who knows?
Example of Precision: Measure with a Micrometer, mark it with Chalk, and then cut it with an Axe.
Disclaimer: We (very) seldom do that
2015 BMW 335i
2015 XC60 T5 Premier Plus
2002 S60 2.4 n/a - retired
1987 340 DL - retired
Disclaimer: We (very) seldom do that
2015 BMW 335i
2015 XC60 T5 Premier Plus
2002 S60 2.4 n/a - retired
1987 340 DL - retired
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precopster
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Had to add the image in case the link went dead. This one will go down in time....
Imagine the thought of being flung into this hot hard thing in the case of an accident.....and the damage it would do to your body if the car were crushed. And where would that smokestack end up in the event of a rollover?
Sometimes logic just has to yield for practicality....
Imagine the thought of being flung into this hot hard thing in the case of an accident.....and the damage it would do to your body if the car were crushed. And where would that smokestack end up in the event of a rollover?
Sometimes logic just has to yield for practicality....
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regent
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Man, those flame colors are awesome!
How does he control the Air-to-Fuel ratio so precisely?
How does he control the Air-to-Fuel ratio so precisely?
Example of Precision: Measure with a Micrometer, mark it with Chalk, and then cut it with an Axe.
Disclaimer: We (very) seldom do that
2015 BMW 335i
2015 XC60 T5 Premier Plus
2002 S60 2.4 n/a - retired
1987 340 DL - retired
Disclaimer: We (very) seldom do that
2015 BMW 335i
2015 XC60 T5 Premier Plus
2002 S60 2.4 n/a - retired
1987 340 DL - retired