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aussieron

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Hello everyone, I haven't posted here for some time, but a lot of you will remember me because I have been running my Land Rover on vegetable oil.
Well, I'm glad to report. my Land Rover has been happily running on vegetable oil for the past 6 years and there have been no problems at all.
Just recently. I bought an MGA 1600 Mk11 on eBay from Sydney, I travelled to Sydney from Narooma on the far south coast of NSW, running the Land Rover on vegetable oil all the way. it didn't miss a beat, if fact we had to keep looking behind to see if the trailer was still there because , I couldn't notice or feel the weight in the trailer behind.
MY all time favourite vehicles would be Land Rovers and MGs, though I have owned a Jaguar 420G. which would be a close third .
I will be setting up an electrolyser on the MGA to produce hydrogen to reduce the petrol consumption and increase the horsepower.
I will let you know how this turns out.
Kind regards...Ron
 
aussieron said:
I will be setting up an electrolyser on the MGA to produce hydrogen to reduce the petrol consumption and increase the horsepower.
I will let you know how this turns out.
Kind regards...Ron
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Please do (honestly) cos we all think it's Snake Oil.
 
HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS...... thats me snake himppreshun....... can ya tell ??
 
Tregorney 90,
It doesn't worry me what other people think, I got the same response when I first posted about running the Land Rover on vegetable oil. Even diesel mechanics, I know personally, said I could never make it work.
I have no intention of making money from this, and have nothing to gain from convincing anyone that this concept is viable, I did make a very basic unit for a friend of mine who regularly travels from Narooma to Casino in northern NSW, he is fastidious in his record keeping and, he documented a saving of 25%, ie instead of using 4 tank fulls of petrol, he used 3 .he drives a 4 litre Ford Falcon.
I will be making a much more sophisticated version for the MG, with the intent to making a saving on fuel costs to 80%.
This is the aim, and I do expect I will get very close to this, there are a few things I will have to do to the engine,(which is an 1800cc MGB unit), like changing the valves to stainless steel,and set it up a bit like the Land Rover, I will start on petrol and switch over to the hydrogen when enough gas is produced, and have the ability to switch to petrol before I stop, to avoid water build up in the system.
Like Stanley Meyer, I will use a low amperage high voltage system utilising an inverter, to power the electrolyser.
Kind regards...Ron
 
aussieron said:
Tregorney 90,
It doesn't worry me what other people think, I got the same response when I first posted about running the Land Rover on vegetable oil. Even diesel mechanics, I know personally, said I could never make it work.
I have no intention of making money from this, and have nothing to gain from convincing anyone that this concept is viable, I did make a very basic unit for a friend of mine who regularly travels from Narooma to Casino in northern NSW, he is fastidious in his record keeping and, he documented a saving of 25%, ie instead of using 4 tank fulls of petrol, he used 3 .he drives a 4 litre Ford Falcon.
I will be making a much more sophisticated version for the MG, with the intent to making a saving on fuel costs to 80%.
This is the aim, and I do expect I will get very close to this, there are a few things I will have to do to the engine,(which is an 1800cc MGB unit), like changing the valves to stainless steel,and set it up a bit like the Land Rover, I will start on petrol and switch over to the hydrogen when enough gas is produced, and have the ability to switch to petrol before I stop, to avoid water build up in the system.
Like Stanley Meyer, I will use a low amperage high voltage system utilising an inverter, to power the electrolyser.
Kind regards...Ron
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look forward to reading your results.......
 
Hi Loiner1965.
It's a shame the series 3 stage 1 Land Rover with the Isuzu 3.9 litre diesel wasn't an option in the UK, it really is a fantastic vehicle, The Australian army bought 3,000 of them in 1983, or 1984, with the intention of replacing them in 15 years, but they were so reliable , they haven't considered replacing them yet.
Kind regards...Ron
 
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